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436696

registered interest
date	09/12/2015
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 proportion of the total declared claw back from BT under National Broadband Scheme contracts has been reallocated to local authorities for additional roll-out under the Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	19470
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2015 answer text <p>All of the£129 million clawback funding that has been announced by BT is available to the local authorities to support additional roll-out, subject to suitable deployment opportunities being identified which ensure value for money.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 14/12/2015 15:47:20 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

436697

registered interest
date	09/12/2015
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 additional funding allocations have been provided to each local authority as a result of declared claw back from BT under the National Broadband Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	19471
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2015 answer text <p>Thanks to the way we have constructed the contracts, BT has announced £129 million of clawback funding. This is available to the local authorities to support further broadband deployment without any additional funding being added to it by either the government or by the local authorities.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 14/12/2015 15:37:49 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

436185

registered interest
date	08/12/2015
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: Scotland
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 (a) homes and (b) businesses in Scotland have access to superfast broadband.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	19274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2015 answer text <p>Ofcom’s Connected Nations Infrastructure Report 2015 states that in May 2015, 73% of homes and businesses in Scotland had access to superfast broadband. The full report can be found here -<a href="http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/research/infrastructure/2015/downloads/connected_nations2015.pdf" target="_blank">http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/research/infrastructure/2015/downloads/connected_nations2015.pdf</a>.</p><p>The Government’s programme to deliver superfast broadband has ensured that so far more than 356,000 additional homes and businesses in Scotland now have access to superfast broadband, which would not have been reached commercially, following investment of over £100 million of contracted Government funding.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 14/12/2015 17:16:51 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

436188

registered interest
date	08/12/2015
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: Northern Ireland
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 (a) homes and (b) businesses in Northern Ireland have access to superfast broadband.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	19276
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2015 answer text <p>Ofcom’s Connected Nations Infrastructure Report 2015 states that in May 2015, 77% of homes and businesses in Northern Ireland had access to superfast broadband. The full report can be found here -<a href="http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/research/infrastructure/2015/downloads/connected_nations2015.pdf" target="_blank">http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/research/infrastructure/2015/downloads/connected_nations2015.pdf</a>.</p><p>The Government’s programme to deliver superfast broadband has ensured that so far more than 18,000 additional homes and businesses in Northern Ireland now have access to superfast broadband, which would not have been reached commercially, following over £11.4 million of contracted Government funding.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 14/12/2015 17:20:14 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

436190

registered interest
date	08/12/2015
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	Judaism: Festivals and Special Occasions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which Ministers of his Department attended events to celebrate Chanukah in (a) 2014 and (b) 2015.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Hendrick
uin	19173
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2015 answer text <p>I attended the Reception for Festival of Chanukah - Mr Speaker's annual celebration to mark the Festival of Chanukah, on Wednesday 17th December 2014.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 14/12/2015 15:35:25 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

435816

registered interest
date	07/12/2015
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	Mobile Phones: 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, pursuant to the Answer of 20 July 2015 to Question 6371, whether he plans to reform the planning process to improve the ability of mobile network operators to deploy taller infrastructure in areas where connectivity is needed; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
uin	18847
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2015 answer text <p>Yes. Extensive and reliable mobile connectivity is vital for our modern economy, particularly in rural areas. The Government has undertaken a review of the planning system to assess what improvements should be made to support the deployment of mobile infrastructure. The outcome of that review will be announced shortly, I hope.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 11/12/2015 12:53:56 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

435817

registered interest
date	07/12/2015
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	UK City of Culture: Kingston upon Hull
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 (a) capital funding and (b) funding in total has been allocated by (i) his Department and (ii) bodies funded by his Department to support Hull City of Culture 2017.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	18931
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2015 answer text DCMS is investing £1.5 million in the Ferens Gallery to help them host the Turner Prize; plus £0.5 million to help create a lasting cultural legacy for Hull. The Gallery will receive a further £0.5m from ACE for refurbishment. My department is also providing £3.1 million to three ACE-funded organisations -Artlink, Freedom Festival and Hull Truck Theatre - who will play a key role in the 2017 events. Hull Museums, now among ACE's Major Partner Museums, have been awarded £2.5m between now and 2018; and an additional £3 million from ACE will help raise the profile of culture in the city and promote new partnerships throughout 2017. This amounts to over £11 million and does not include additional investment that might come from other bodies such as the BBC. <br /> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 11/12/2015 12:19:44 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

435818

registered interest
date	07/12/2015
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	BT Group
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 outcomes were of his recent meetings with BT's Head of Customer Care in relation to (a) billing, (b) transparency around charges, (c) customer care and (d) other issues that were discussed at that meeting.
tabling member constituency	North Somerset
tabling member printed	Dr Liam Fox
uin	18998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2015 answer text <p>BT have madea public commitment to answer at least 80% of calls in the UK by the end of 2016. They also have planstoinvestin new tools for call centres and customers over the next 18 months to make it easier to get help; ensurethat customers with complex issues have a UK-based case handler; work to simplify bills and charges; and to increase the UK capacity in its call centres in the evenings and at weekends. I shall be watching their progress with interest, as I am sure will be my Rt Hon friend.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 11/12/2015 12:47:48 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	223 label Biography information for Sir Liam Fox

434195

registered interest
date	04/12/2015
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 assessment the Government undertook of consumer needs before announcing its plan to introduce a 10Mbps universal broadband speed.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	18778
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2015 answer text <p>The Prime Minister's excellent announcement to give people a legal right to request a connection to broadband with speeds of 10 Mbps, no matter where in the country they live through a new broadband Universal Service Obligation (USO)followed reports of consumers' broadband needs from a range of sources, including Ofcom's annual infrastructure reports.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 11/12/2015 16:15:50 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

434198

registered interest
date	04/12/2015
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: Business
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 proportion of UK businesses that do not have access to broadband with speeds above 24Mbps.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	18830
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2015 answer text <p>According to Ofcom’s Connected Nations Report 2015, published on 1 December 2015, superfast broadband coverageis now available to 68% of small and medium businesses (SMEs) - up from 56% last year– a very substantial increase.</p><p>In addition, the £40 million government-funded Broadband Connection Voucher Schemehas benefitted well over 50,000 SMEs,who employ up to 1 million people across the UK; and we are on track to hit 95% superfast broadband coverage across the UK by 2017. In addition, the PM recently announced 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> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 11/12/2015 16:18:34 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra