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58284

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
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	Press
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 he has to meet victims of press abuse and their representatives.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Bill Wiggin
uin	199346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has received a formal request for a meeting, which he has accepted. This will be held in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 10/06/2014 15:11:47 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

58327

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
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	Public Libraries
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 Answer of 1 May 2014, Official Report, columns 809-10W, on Arts Council England, how much Arts Council England spending on libraries was obtained from (a) grant-in-aid and lottery funding in (i) 2012-13 and (ii) 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	199319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Arts Council England spending on libraries for the years requested is shown in the following table:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grant-in-Aid</p></td><td><p>£687,000</p></td><td><p>£622,287</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lottery</p></td><td><p>£1,001,200</p></td><td><p>£2,418,224</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Libraries are funded by local authorities, who have a statutory duty to maintain local library services.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 10/06/2014 15:14:56 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

58328

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
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	Public Libraries
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 Answer of 1 May 2014, Official Report, columns 809-10W, on Arts Council England, how much the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council spent on libraries in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11 and (c) 2011-12.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	199320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Annual Report and Financial Statements for the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council indicates that the grant-in-aid grants payable for specific library activities for the financial years requested is as shown in the table</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Grant Payable</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Activity</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>£67,000</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>Future Libraries - £38,000</p><p>Get it Loud Libraries - £24,000</p><p>National Library Membership - £5,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>£338,000</p></td><td><p>Future Libraries</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>£149,000</p></td><td><p>London Library Change Programme</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 11/06/2014 14:45:16 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot previous answer version 443 answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

58329

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Business: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Ministers for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Government Equalities Office press release of 13 May 2014 entitled £1 million to help women start or grow their own business, whether that sum will be drawn from the budget of the Super Connected Cities programme.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	199322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p>The £1 million Woman and Broadband Challenge Fund is additional to the Super Connected Cities programme. It will support local activity to help women take advantage of the Government's investment in superfast broadband to set-up or grow their business. The 40 broadband projects in England already delivering the Superfast Broadband Programme are invited to submit bids to the Fund.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 10/06/2014 15:16:45 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

58364

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
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	Tourism
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 potential effect of the Government's proposed Deregulation Bill on tourism employment in England.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Mr Gordon Marsden
uin	199379
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p>At present, local authorities set term and holiday dates for about 30% of secondary schools and 70% of primary schools (around half of all registered pupils). The Deregulation Bill gives more schools the flexibility to make changes should they wish to, although the experience of the academies programme and voluntary aided (church) schools, suggests that only a small percentage of schools are likely to vary their term dates.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education has produced an assessment of the impact of the changes. Whilst there will be greater flexibility, we expect that sensible conversations between the local authority and schools on coordination will take place. Variations to term dates could also help businesses and employers, for example, in areas of high-seasonal employment where employees may welcome the chance to holiday outside of peak tourist periods. For example, Bishop Bronescombe School in St Austell has a two-week half term in May/June to accommodate parents' seasonal employment patterns.</p><p> </p><p>A separate assessment of the specific impact on tourism related jobs in seaside towns or seaside economies has not been carried out.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey grouped question UIN 199378 question first answered 10/06/2014 15:13:53 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

58365

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
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	Academic Year
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 economic effects of deregulating school holidays on (a) tourism-related jobs in seaside and coastal areas and (b) seaside economies in general.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Mr Gordon Marsden
uin	199378
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p>At present, local authorities set term and holiday dates for about 30% of secondary schools and 70% of primary schools (around half of all registered pupils). The Deregulation Bill gives more schools the flexibility to make changes should they wish to, although the experience of the academies programme and voluntary aided (church) schools, suggests that only a small percentage of schools are likely to vary their term dates.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education has produced an assessment of the impact of the changes. Whilst there will be greater flexibility, we expect that sensible conversations between the local authority and schools on coordination will take place. Variations to term dates could also help businesses and employers, for example, in areas of high-seasonal employment where employees may welcome the chance to holiday outside of peak tourist periods. For example, Bishop Bronescombe School in St Austell has a two-week half term in May/June to accommodate parents' seasonal employment patterns.</p><p> </p><p>A separate assessment of the specific impact on tourism related jobs in seaside towns or seaside economies has not been carried out.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey grouped question UIN 199379 question first answered 10/06/2014 15:13:53 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

58366

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
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	Academic Year
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 his Ministers or officials in his Department have had with colleagues in the Department for Education on the effect of deregulating school holidays on the tourism industry.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Mr Gordon Marsden
uin	199380
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p><strong>DCMS officials meet with their Department for Education counterparts regularly and discuss a range of issues. </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 10/06/2014 16:59:36 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

57712

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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	Wind Power: Seas and Oceans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what representations his Department has received from UNESCO on the proposed Navitus Bay Wind Farm development.
tabling member constituency	Bournemouth West
tabling member printed	Conor Burns
uin	198602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p>UNESCO has submitted representations from its Advisory Body the IUCN about the proposed Navitus Bay Wind Farm development. The development is being considered by the planning authorities and these views have been submitted as part of this process.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 11/06/2014 14:50:48 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns

57841

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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	Cathedrals: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which cathedrals will receive funding from the new grant scheme for cathedral repairs announced in Budget 2014.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Cathy Jamieson
uin	198924
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p>The First World War Centenary Cathedral Repairs Fund is open to all Anglican and Catholic cathedrals in England. Applications for the first round will be considered by the expert panel later this month.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 11/06/2014 14:49:49 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson

57858

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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	Equality
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 reports on equality information and objectives each category of public authority has published under the Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties) Regulations 2011 in each year since the regulations came into force; and what the cost of producing those reports was for each category of public authority in each such year.
tabling member constituency	Esher and Walton
tabling member printed	Mr Dominic Raab
uin	198764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2014 answer text <p>The specific information requested is not collected or held centrally.</p><p>The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), an independent statutory body, is responsible for the enforcement, monitoring and assessment of how public bodies comply with the public sector Equality Duty (PSED) and specific duties. The EHRC has published two reports to date which look at the performance of public bodies in England under the PSED and specific duties:</p><p>• ‘Publishing equality information: Commitment, engagement and transparency' was published in December 2012. This report looked at how public authorities had performed with regard to the first specific duty (publication of equality information). Data for this assessment was collected between February and April 2012 and covered 1,159 public authorities in England. The report indicated that about half of the public authorities reviewed were publishing equality information on their workforce and service users by April 2012. Many more (78%) were publishing information on either their staff or their service users.</p><p>• ‘Assessment of the publication of equality objectives by English public authorities' was published in Autumn 2013. This report sets out the findings of an assessment of how public authorities in England are publishing equality objectives. Data for the assessment was collected between September and December 2012 and covered 2,010 public authorities.</p><p>These reports do not estimate the associated costs of producing and publishing equalities information.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey grouped question UIN 198765 question first answered 09/06/2014 16:38:25 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab