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432209

registered interest
date	25/11/2015
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
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 progress he has made on superfast broadband delivery in each region of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	17656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p>The Government is committed toprovidingsuperfast broadband coverage to 95 per centof UK premisesby 2017. At the end Phase 1 of the programme, we expect to reach 90 per cent coverage across the UK -and more than 90 per cent superfast coverage in around two thirds of local body partnership areas. For the longer term the Government will also launch a public consultation early next year in preparation for the implementation of a new broadband Universal Service Obligation, with the ambition to give people the legal right to request a connection to broadband with speeds of 10 Mbps, no matter where in the country they live.</p><br /><p>Data on regional and local coverage of superfast broadband was published by Ofcom in its Infrastructure Report in December 2014:</p><br /><p><a href="http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/research/infrastructure/2014/Fixed_local_authority.csv" target="_blank">http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/research/infrastructure/2014/Fixed_local_authority.csv</a>.</p><p>DCMS has also placed estimates of superfast coverage at constituency level at the end of the current broadband programme in the House of Commons library, reference DEP2015-0163:</p><p><a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/business-papers/commons/deposited-papers/?fd=2015-02-01&amp;td=2015-04-01&amp;house=1&amp;search_term=Department+for+Culture%2c+Media+and+Sport&amp;itemId=122028#toggle-163" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/business-papers/commons/deposited-papers/?fd=2015-02-01&amp;td=2015-04-01&amp;house=1&amp;search_term=Department+for+Culture%2c+Media+and+Sport&amp;itemId=122028#toggle-163</a></p><br /> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 30/11/2015 10:00:22 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

431930

registered interest
date	24/11/2015
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: Local Broadcasting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether he has had discussions with the BBC Trust on making BBC regional production requirements relate to the number of (a) residents and (b) licence payers in that region.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	17423
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p>The question of the BBC's role in the nations and regions is being considered through the BBC Charter Review consultation. We are currently analysing responses to the consultation.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 30/11/2015 10:18:36 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

431931

registered interest
date	24/11/2015
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: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what open data requirements apply to the BBC (a) generally and (b) to the publication of or making available licence fee payment numbers by region.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	17425
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p>The BBC has a duty under the Charter to observe high standards of openness and transparency. The BBC is also subject to the Freedom of Information Act. The BBC has a Memorandum of Understanding in place with the Open Data Institute and the Open Knowledge Foundation to support to the BBC in its aspirations to open up data where this is appropriate.</p><p><br>The BBC does not collate licence fee income by region, so cannot publish this information.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 30/11/2015 10:20:52 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

431934

registered interest
date	24/11/2015
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	Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Employment Agencies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the cost of using external agencies for recruitment to Senior Civil Service posts in his Department in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	17555
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2015 answer text <p>As part of its long-term economic plan, this Government has reduced the size of the Civil Service by 22%, adjusting for Machinery of Government changes that moved staff into and out of the Civil Service since the 2010 General Election, representing a significant increase in efficiency and productivity that helped save taxpayers £2.8 billion last year alone.</p><p>In the past five years, Department costs for using external agencies in the recruitment of two Senior Civil Service posts are recorded as below:</p><br /> <br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Recruitment Costs (£)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/2012</p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/2013</p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/2014</p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/2015</p></td><td><p>£33,019.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/2016</p></td><td><p>£26,300.00</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <br /><p>Background Information</p><br /><p>We hold no records for years 2011/2012, 2012/2013, 2013/2014.The Department has used external agencies to recruit for specialist SCS roles. Departments have a number of routes available to them to procure recruitment agency services. These include their own departmental procurement processes and the Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS), which has been in place since April 2014.</p><p>The roles recruited for were Chief Executive of BDUK and Deputy Director of Telecoms Business Intelligence Centre</p><br /> <br /> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 01/12/2015 13:44:44 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

431935

registered interest
date	24/11/2015
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: Illegal Broadcasting
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 pirate radio broadcasting installations have been taken off air by enforcement action in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	17528
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p>As part of Ofcom’sresponsibilityfor protecting and managing radio spectrum, enforcement operations arecarried out every year to remove pirate radio broadcasts. After the success of these operations, and the combined effort of local authorities, the number of pirate stations still broadcasting has significantly reduced, explaining the decline in number of pirate stations taken off air in 2014. This success has led Ofcom to launch a new initiative involving local authorities and other owners of high rise residential buildings to remove the presence of illegal broadcasters. The results have already been positive, with the complete removal of pirate radio broadcasters in the London Boroughs of Haringey and Islington.</p><p><br></p><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Year</strong></td><td><p><strong>Number of Pirate Radio Stations</strong></p><p><strong>Taken off the air</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><strong>2010 </strong></td><td><strong>104</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>2011 </strong></td><td><strong>96</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>2012</strong></td><td><strong>99</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>2013</strong></td><td><strong>102</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>2014</strong></td><td><strong>69</strong></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><strong><br>Background</strong></p><p><br>This year Ofcom began a new initiative involving local authorities and other owners of high rise residential properties to remove the presence of illegal broadcasters from their buildings. Ofcom has implemented this strategy with a number of London boroughs already. The results have been positive, with the complete removal of pirate broadcasts in the London Boroughs of Haringey and Islington. Ofcom intends to pursue this further.</p><br /> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 30/11/2015 10:30:59 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

431622

registered interest
date	23/11/2015
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	Telephones: Hearing Impairment
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 polices of the report by the UK Council on Deafness, Impact assessment: telephony equivalence for d/Deaf people, published in November 2013.
tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
uin	17209
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2015 answer text <p>We welcome what has been achieved over the years with the introduction of Next Generation Text Relay and the number of companies offering video relay services increasing. Public facing Government departments will continue to work with interested parties to ensure this positive progress continues.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 26/11/2015 09:52:52 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

431623

registered interest
date	23/11/2015
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: West Midlands
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 Answer of 20 November 2015 to Question 15657, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the level of support provided to the arts in the West Midlands in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	17193
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2015 answer text <p>The Government recognises the intrinsic, social and economic value of the arts and supports fair distribution of funding across the whole country. Following the announcement of the spending review on 25 November 2015, Arts Council England will continue to support community arts organisations throughout the country including the West Midlands.</p><p>The West Midlands has seen a number of high quality arts programmes delivered in the region over the last five years. These include The Belgrade Theatre in Coventry which has received over £2.5 million of Government funding since 2012 enabling them to create eight new Youth Theatre groups - among them the Asian Youth Theatre and the Black Youth Theatre, which aim to give a voice to local communities; The Courtyard in Hereford which, thanks to almost £1 million of Government funding since 2012, became the first arts venue to join the Dementia Action Alliance, and is now a recognised leader in the development of dementia-friendly arts venues; and The New Vic Theatre in Newcastle-Under-Lyme, one of Arts Council England’s National portfolio organisations, which has been attracting national attention by challenging and changing people’s attitudes towards racism, domestic violence, forced marriage, poverty and crime.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 03/12/2015 15:29:34 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

431624

registered interest
date	23/11/2015
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, when his Department plans to publish its proposed reforms to the Electronic Communications Code.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	17213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2015 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to delivering a reformed Electronic Communications Code that is clear, fit for purpose, and supports a UK network that provides consumers with a choice of high quality telecommunications services. We will update Parliament on plans in due course.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 26/11/2015 15:51:08 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

431625

registered interest
date	23/11/2015
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: Wales
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 its proposals to open up BT fibre for business lines in Wales.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	17309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2015 answer text <p>Ofcom has proposed that competitors be granted access to BT’s fibre network in Wales and across the UK. It has consulted on this proposal and expects to publish its decision in early 2016. This is a matter on which the regulator must decide.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 26/11/2015 16:05:34 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

431626

registered interest
date	23/11/2015
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	Aerials
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 mobile telephone masts are due to be erected in the UK by March 2016.
tabling member constituency	Bridgwater and West Somerset
tabling member printed	Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger
uin	17288
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2015 answer text <p>This Government has committed to ensuring that 90 per cent of the UK landmass will have voice and SMS coverage by 2017.14 telephone masts have been completed and are providing mobile coverage in areas of Cambridgeshire, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Lincolnshire, Somerset, Suffolk and Northern Ireland. Over 50 other ​potential mast sites are currentlybeing progressed by our supplier with the aim of delivering as many of these as possible by the project end date of 31 March 2016.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey grouped question UIN 17289 question first answered 03/12/2015 15:31:29 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1396 label Biography information for Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger