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353872

registered interest
date	12/06/2015
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: Urban 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 steps he is taking to resolve non-spots in urban areas as part of the superfast broadband roll-out.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	2333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government's strategy for city centres is to work with the commercial suppliers to encourage them to deploy superfast and ultrafast broadband quickly to as many premises as possible, for example it has prequalified the expansion of Virgin Media’s ultrafast broadband network for the UK Guarantees Scheme, supporting Virgin’s proposed £3 billion investment.</p><p> </p><p>We are also providing direct financial support to small and medium sized businesses in 50 cities across the UK through the Broadband Connection Voucher Scheme, which contributes up to £3,000 to each SME to help pay for the connection costs to faster and better broadband.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 22/06/2015 16:05:34 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

349994

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
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	Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict
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 that the UK will ratify the 1954 Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	2101
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>My Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport places great importance on the Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict and will make the case to ministerial colleagues for introducing the necessary legislation to allow UK ratification at the earliest opportunity.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 16/06/2015 15:47:07 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

349575

registered interest
date	10/06/2015
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	Music
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 implications for his Department's policies of Attitude is Everything's Charter of Best Practice for live music events.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	2069
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p>Attitude is Everything's Charter of Best Practice is a positive contribution to improving deaf and disabled people’s access to, and enjoyment of, live music. It is essential that cultural events are accessible to everyone, so it is encouraging to hear that over 90 venues have signed up to the Charter.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 23/06/2015 15:50:40 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

349661

registered interest
date	10/06/2015
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	Digital Technology: EU Internal Trade
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 Written Statement of 8 June 2015, HCWS17, on the Education, Youth, Culture and Sport Council, what specific concerns the UK representative raised about the implications of the Digital Single Market for copyright and for funding content.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	1817
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2015 answer text <p>The UK Government is committed to making the Digital Single Market a reality. Any copyright reform should aim to deepen the Digital Single Market, promoting wider legal access to copyright material and not standing in the way of technological innovation, while continuing to protect and reward creativity. At the meeting of the Education, Youth, Culture and Sport Council, the United Kingdom highlighted the importance of getting this balance right.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 30/06/2015 08:58:54 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

349671

registered interest
date	10/06/2015
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: Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what information his Department holds on the number of apprenticeships in the cultural and creative sector.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	2004
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2015 answer text <p>Between 2009 and 2014, almost 8000 people began apprenticeships in the creative industries, plus more than 45,000 apprenticeships in ICT.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 22/06/2015 15:46:08 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

349676

registered interest
date	10/06/2015
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	Small Businesses: Cybersecurity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what support his Department provides to assist in protecting small and medium-sized enterprises from cyber abuse and online security breaches.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	1990
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2015 answer text <p>The UK Cyber Security Strategy published in November 2011 stresses the importance of partnership with industry to make the UK one of the most secure places in the world to do business in cyber space. Through the National Cyber Security Programme, which is backed by £860 million, and in partnership with a range of industry partners we have taken steps to understand issues and have put in place initiatives to improve cyber security practice amongst SMEs.</p><p> </p><p>We have launched a Home Office-led awareness campaign, Cyber Streetwise, which aims to increase cyber confidence and improve online safety of SMEs, measured by the National Cyber Security Tracker. The mass media campaign directs to an internet portal with a dedicated SME section for trusted advice and guidance.</p><p> </p><p>We have also published “What you need to know about Cyber Security” guidance for small businesses and launched the Cyber Essentials scheme. Cyber Essentials sets out five key controls for businesses to protect themselves against the most common cyber threats. So far, 650 badges have been awarded under the scheme and there are more in the pipeline.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 26/06/2015 14:04:07 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

349704

registered interest
date	10/06/2015
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, with reference to the Digital communications infrastructure strategy, published on 18 March 2015, when the Government will review progress against its ultrafast ambition; when he plans to publish that review; whether that review will be carried out independently; what that review will cover; and how much has been budgeted for that review.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	2031
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2015 answer text <p>To ensure the UK keeps up with the rapid pace of change, the government will review progress against our ultrafast ambition annually, including a formal review in 2018 when the current investment in superfast broadband and roll out of 4G networks will be completed. We will ensure that the review is resourced and carried out appropriately.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 29/06/2015 11:38:53 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

349705

registered interest
date	10/06/2015
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, with reference to the Digital communications infrastructure strategy, published on 18 March 2015, when the Government will review the results of the market test pilots; and when he plans to publish that review.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	2032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2015 answer text <p>Later this year.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 22/06/2015 16:03:39 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

349706

registered interest
date	10/06/2015
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, with reference to the Digital communications infrastructure strategy, published on 18 March 2015, when he will raise the universal service obligation to 5 mbps; and what form that obligation will take.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	2033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2015 answer text <p>The government is currently considering a range of options for the provision of universal broadband, including the role that the Universal Service Obligation can play in ensuring a basic level of service is delivered to consumers. The Universal Service Directive, part of the EU telecoms framework, sets the terms under which a Universal Service Obligation can be introduced. Ofcom has a key advisory role to play.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 19/06/2015 13:45:43 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

349707

registered interest
date	10/06/2015
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, with reference to the Digital communications infrastructure strategy, published on 18 March 2015, what estimate he has made of the cost of subsidising satellite broadband to a further one per cent of premises; how much of that cost will be borne by each of the superfast broadband programmes; when that scheme will be announced; and how that scheme will be publicised.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	2034
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government anticipates that there will be around 300,000 premises with speeds below 2Mbps by December 2017. The cost of subsidising satellite broadband equipment is likely to be of the order of a few hundred pounds for each premises where consumers decide to take advantage of the offer. The superfast broadband projects have approximately £60 million funding reserved for supporting increases in speeds to 2Mbps. The scheme will be announced before the end of 2015 and it will be publicised by Broadband Delivery UK and by Local Bodies.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 22/06/2015 16:00:23 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant