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227276

registered interest
date	13/03/2015
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, with reference to the Answer of 16 December 2013, Official Report, column 430W, on broadband, in which enterprise zones superfast broadband is currently (a) available throughout and (b) partially available.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	227524
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p>Superfast broadband is available throughout the following Enterprise Zones:</p><p><br><br></p><p>Harlow Essex</p><p>Anglia</p><p>Lancashire</p><p>Hereford</p><p>Kent</p><p>Daresbury</p><p>Alconbury</p><p>Solent</p><p>MIRA Leicestershire</p><p>Cornwall</p><p>Mersey/Liverpool Waters</p><p>North East</p><p><br><br></p><p>Superfast broadband is partially available in the following Enterprise Zones:</p><p><br><br></p><p>Humber</p><p>Oxford</p><p>Nottingham</p><p>Sheffield</p><p>Northampton</p><p>Tees Valley</p><p><br><br></p><p>In the following Enterprise Zones, which all have partial coverage of superfast broadband, SMEs on some or all sites are also eligible to apply to the BDUK Broadband Connection Voucher Scheme to improve their broadband connectivity:</p><p><br><br></p><p>London</p><p>Leeds</p><p>Manchester</p><p>Birmingham</p><p> </p><p>Black Country</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 18/03/2015 13:21:32 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

227102

registered interest
date	12/03/2015
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	Wind Power: South West
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 he has made to the inquiry on the proposal for the Navitus Bay offshore wind farm on the effect on the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site of that proposal.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	227432
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>My Right Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport wrote to the Planning Inspectorate in February 2015 to urge that the impact of the wind farm on the Dorset and East Devon Coast World Heritage Site be taken into account in the planning process.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 17/03/2015 09:29:07 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

226246

registered interest
date	10/03/2015
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: East Lothian
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 discuss with ministers of the Scottish Government ways to make faster progress on providing broadband to rural communities in East Lothian constituency.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Fiona O'Donnell
uin	226904
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>The UK Government is supporting the delivery of superfast broadband by the Scottish Government through the superfast broadband programme. It is providing over £121 million in funding, which should make superfast broadband available to over 720,000 additional premises in Scotland.</p><p> </p><p>Broadband Delivery UK has regular meetings with the Scottish Government and provides extensive commercial and project support to assist delivery of the Government's broadband objectives through the projects in Scotland.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 16/03/2015 13:17:20 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	3964 label Biography information for Fiona O'Donnell

225449

registered interest
date	05/03/2015
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	Media
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether social media news feeds are considered by Ofcom in their assessment of media plurality.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	226522
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2015 answer text <p>The Government has commissioned Ofcom to produce a measurement framework for media plurality. Ofcom work independently of Government and it is for Ofcom to develop the measurement framework, in consultation with industry. However I understand Ofcom will be publishing a consultation on the measurement framework shortly.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 10/03/2015 09:26:34 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

225086

registered interest
date	04/03/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Small Businesses: Government Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what key performance indicators have been set for the Government's contribution to the Future Fifty programme.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	226447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2015 answer text <p>The following key performance indicators have been agreed with TechCity UK for the Future Fifty programme for 2014-15:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>• Number of firms provided with intensive one-to-one support from the Future Fifty team</p><p> </p><p>• Number of Future Fifty events delivered</p><p> </p><p>• Number of individuals from Future Fifty firms participating in events delivered as part of the programme</p><p> </p><p>• Net promoter score of companies who respond positively versus negatively about the impact of the programme</p><p> </p><p>• Volume of positive media coverage in target media, and key message delivery</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 10/03/2015 14:43:24 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

225138

registered interest
date	04/03/2015
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
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 deadline is for sites to be acquired and built under the Mobile Infrastructure Project.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	226405
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text The Mobile Infrastructure Project is scheduled to complete in March 2016. answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 09/03/2015 15:22:23 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

225139

registered interest
date	04/03/2015
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 Broadband
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 publish a map of mobile not-spots.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	226440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text The notspot data is collated and updated annually by Ofcom with information from the Mobile Network Operators. The last report was published in December 2014.The Ofcom provides an interactive map showing coverage of 2G, 3G or 4G services which can be found at <a href="http://infrastructure.ofcom.org.uk/" target="_blank">http://infrastructure.ofcom.org.uk/</a> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 09/03/2015 15:23:34 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

224662

registered interest
date	03/03/2015
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 Frequencies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress he has made on promoting sharing of Government-owned spectrum.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	225982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2015 answer text This Government has made good progress on Government shared spectrum. 62 MHz of Government used spectrum has already been shared or released. 140 MHz of spectrum at 2.3 GHz and 3.4 GHz will be released entirely from public to private use. answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 06/03/2015 11:57:24 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

224663

registered interest
date	03/03/2015
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	Railways: Radio Frequencies
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 suitability of the L-Band spectrum between 1.4GHz and 1.5GHz for improved on-train connectivity.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	225983
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2015 answer text There have been two assessments already. At a European level the Radio Spectrum Policy Group has published a report on wireless broadband in part of this range (<a href="https://circabc.europa.eu/d/a/workspace/SpacesStore/6e0575cf-5244-4707-a811-c45b61b29377/RSPG13-522-Final_RSPG_Report_on_WBB.pdf" target="_blank">https://circabc.europa.eu/d/a/workspace/SpacesStore/6e0575cf-5244-4707-a811-c45b61b29377/RSPG13-522-Final_RSPG_Report_on_WBB.pdf</a>, section 6.2). In the UK, Ofcom recently concluded a consultation on the use of the upper end of this range of frequencies for supplemental downlink, i.e. boosting data rates for mobile telephony. This can be found at <a href="http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/consultations/licence-variation-1.4ghz/summary/1.4ghz-consultation.pdf" target="_blank">http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/consultations/licence-variation-1.4ghz/summary/1.4ghz-consultation.pdf</a> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 06/03/2015 12:01:46 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

224665

registered interest
date	03/03/2015
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	Regulation
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 a comparative assessment of the cost of (a) legal fees and (b) legal advice relating to appeals of regulatory decisions to (i) Ofcom and (ii) other regulators in (A) 2013-14, (B) 2012-13 and (C) 2011-12.
tabling member constituency	Aberconwy
tabling member printed	Guto Bebb
uin	226041
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2015 answer text There are no plans to make a comparative assessment. Information about legal costs relating to appeals of regulatory decisions can be sought directly from Ofcom and other economic regulators, who are independent from Government. answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 06/03/2015 11:53:23 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb