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522477

registered interest
date	03/06/2016
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	Data Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what his policy is on whether (a) a person's identity as used to authorise or verify an online account and (b) the fact that a person has such an account should be considered personal data for the purposes of data protection.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	38969
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2016 answer text <p>The use of a person's identity to authorise or verify an online account would constitute personal data if, as defined by the Data Protection Act (DPA), the data relates to a living individual who can be identified from those data, or from those data and other information that is in the possession of, or is likely to come into the possession of, the data controller. The definition of personal data also includes any expression of opinion about the individual and any indication of the intentions of the data controller or any other person in respect of that individual.</p><p> </p><p>Organisations that use online accounts are responsible for the development and implementation of appropriate procedures and systems so that personal data is processed in accordance with the provisions of the DPA and other relevant legislation and guidance.</p><p> </p><p>The Information Commissioner’s Office, who is the independent regulatory body responsible for enforcing the DPA in the UK, has produced guidance for the general public, private and public sector organisations on such matters. This guidance can be found on its’ website at; <a href="http://www.ico.org.uk/" target="_blank">www.ico.org.uk</a></p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 08/06/2016 16:27:44 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

522487

registered interest
date	03/06/2016
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	Information Commissioner's Office: Pay
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 ensure that the Information Commissioner's Office and similar organisations do not award pay rises of more than one per cent to senior staff.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	39087
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2016 answer text <p>The July 2015 budget announced an average 1% pay award for public sector workforces from 2016/17. This is set out in Civil Service Pay Guidance, which is issued each year following negotiation with the Trade Unions.</p><p> </p><p>Under the terms of the Framework Agreement between the ICO and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), the Information Commissioner has responsibility for determining the pay and conditions of his staff, including his senior staff. In doing this, he is required to comply with overarching government pay guidance, including on pay restraint.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 08/06/2016 16:28:52 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

522030

registered interest
date	26/05/2016
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, what the proportion of increased coverage of mobile signal to UK premises is since the December 2014 agreement with the four mobile network operators was secured.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	38736
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2016 answer text Since 2014, the number of UK premises with 4G coverage has increased by 17% - to 90% in 2015. In addition, more than 99% of UK premises have mobile coverage (Ofcom 2015 Connected Nations Report, <a href="http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/market-data-research/market-data/infrastructure/connected-nations-2015/" target="_blank">http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/market-data-research/market-data/infrastructure/connected-nations-2015/</a>). Coverage will improve further as mobile operators upgrade and extend their network to meet the licence obligations arising from the Government's December 2014 agreement requiring each operator to provide voice coverage to at least 90% of the UK's landmass by 2017.<p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 08/06/2016 12:59:03 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

522031

registered interest
date	26/05/2016
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: 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 information his Department holds on how many telecommunications masts have been removed in rural areas since December 2014.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	38737
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2016 answer text <p>Neither DCMS nor Ofcom hold consistent time series data on the number of masts used by mobile network operators. Analysys Mason's report on the Financial Impact of Electronic Communications Code Changes, published 17 May 2016, estimated there were currently 33,000 physical sites hosting mobile communications across the UK, consisting of mobile towers or rooftops.</p><p> </p><p><em><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-publishes-proposals-for-a-new-electronic-communications-code" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-publishes-proposals-for-a-new-electronic-communications-code</a></em></p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey grouped question UIN 38711 38745 38746 question first answered 08/06/2016 12:56:02 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

522041

registered interest
date	26/05/2016
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: 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, how many new telecommunications masts have been erected in rural areas since the agreement with the four mobile network operators in December 2014 guaranteeing voice and text coverage from each operator across 90 per cent of the UK by 2017.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	38711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2016 answer text <p>Neither DCMS nor Ofcom hold consistent time series data on the number of masts used by mobile network operators. Analysys Mason's report on the Financial Impact of Electronic Communications Code Changes, published 17 May 2016, estimated there were currently 33,000 physical sites hosting mobile communications across the UK, consisting of mobile towers or rooftops.</p><p> </p><p><em><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-publishes-proposals-for-a-new-electronic-communications-code" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-publishes-proposals-for-a-new-electronic-communications-code</a></em></p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey grouped question UIN 38737 38745 38746 question first answered 08/06/2016 12:56:02 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

521539

registered interest
date	25/05/2016
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, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for Culture and Digital Economy of 23 May 2016, Official Report, column 371, what estimate his Department has made of the number of households that will not request broadband access under the broadband universal service obligation.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	38515
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2016 answer text We do not yet have a specific estimate for the future take-up under the broadband Universal Service Obligation (USO). Once in place the USO will act as a safety net giving homes and businesses the right to a fast broadband connection of at least 10 Mbps where superfast broadband is not available. Superfast broadband is available to 90% of premises, up from 45% in 2010 and roll-out will continue when the Government’s target of at least 95% superfast broadband coverage by the end of 2017 has been met. The Government is committed to reinvesting funding to extend superfast broadband to as many rural homes and businesses as possible.<p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 06/06/2016 16:02:48 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

521120

registered interest
date	24/05/2016
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: Archives
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 page 73 of his Department's White Paper, A BBC for the future, published in May 2016, what steps he is taking to ensure that the BBC archive is made accessible to as wide a range of institutions and organisations as possible; and what funding his Department plans to provide to support that aim.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	38404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2016 answer text <p>The BBC receives over £3.7 billion of public money each year through the licence fee. As set out in the Government's White Paper, A BBC for the future: a Broadcaster of Distinction, the government encourages the BBC to do more to open up its archive and ensure that it can be used by the public and as wide a range of institutions and organisations as possible. ​How the BBC uses the public money it receives to achieve this is matter for the BBC.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 06/06/2016 16:00:40 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

521125

registered interest
date	24/05/2016
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: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much of the funding allocated by Broadband Delivery UK to Fastershire remained unspent at the end of the Phase 1 broadband delivery period.
tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
uin	38162
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/05/2016 answer text To date, Fastershire have spent almost £17m of the £18.2m BDUK funding allocation. The project is on track to complete by December 2016.<p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 27/05/2016 09:26:54 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

520667

registered interest
date	23/05/2016
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: Food
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the annual budget is for food produced for his Department's offices; and what proportion of food produced for his Department was sourced from British producers in the last period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
tabling member printed	Nick Smith
uin	37825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2016 answer text <p>The Department does not set a budget for food served in its offices. Catering is available to the department but this is not managed by DCMS. Figures are not available for food purchased by staff for their own use.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 06/06/2016 16:09:01 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

520669

registered interest
date	23/05/2016
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	Festivals and Special Occasions: Newcastle upon Tyne
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 support Newcastle upon Tyne's Freedom City 2017 festival.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	37956
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2016 answer text <p>Freedom City 2017 is an important and exciting prospect for Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Arts Council England's (ACE) North Director in Newcastle sits on the steering group for the festival and, in April 2015, ACE provided a Grants for the arts award of £15,000 to the Northern Roots, a partner in the development of the Freedom City 2017 event. ACE are continuing discussions with the Festival organisers on how they can further support the event.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 26/05/2016 12:15:12 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah