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540974

registered interest
date	20/07/2016
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	BT Group: 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 discussions she has had with BT on the pace of its commercial roll-out.
tabling member constituency	East Devon
tabling member printed	Mr Hugo Swire
uin	43659
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2016 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Culture, Media &amp; sport recently met the Chief Executive of BT to discuss a range of issues, including BT’s progress in improving broadband connectivity through its commercial investments. This issue will be one of the priorities in the Department’s regular discussions with BT.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 06/09/2016 10:00:24 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire

540975

registered interest
date	20/07/2016
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: Living Wage
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 people working for her Department or its executive agencies on a (a) directly employed, (b) agency or (c) outsourced basis are paid less than the living wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation; and how many of those people are employed on zero-hours contracts.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	43503
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2016 answer text <p>All employees are by law required to be paid the National Living Wage. No directly employed or agency staff are employed on zero hour contacts.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 06/09/2016 11:05:49 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

540976

registered interest
date	20/07/2016
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: 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 support her Department is providing to support the development and innovation of (a) pure fibre and (b) FTTP broadband delivery technology in rural areas.
tabling member constituency	Thornbury and Yate
tabling member printed	Luke Hall
uin	43549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2016 answer text <p>Through the Government’s investment of over £780 million, superfast broadband is now available to 90% of homes and businesses in the UK, compared to 45% in 2010. By the end of 2017 it will be available to 95% of homes and businesses. An increasing proportion of the additional coverage to be delivered in rural areas will be provided through fibre to the premises (FTTP).</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 08/09/2016 16:01:49 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall

541240

registered interest
date	20/07/2016
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	Film: Directors
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 films backed by UK-based public funding bodies have been directed by women in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	43702
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2016 answer text <p>The information requested in not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 43704 question first answered 06/09/2016 11:07:22 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

541243

registered interest
date	20/07/2016
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	Film: Directors
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 cash value of support from the public purse for films directed by women was in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	43704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2016 answer text <p>The information requested in not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 43702 question first answered 06/09/2016 11:07:22 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

539993

registered interest
date	19/07/2016
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	Digital Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she will take to protect businesses in the digital sector as the UK prepares to leave the EU.
tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
tabling member printed	Calum Kerr
uin	43458
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Culture, Media and Sport is working closely with all of our sectors to make sure they have a voice as we prepare for negotiations to exit the European Union. We will continue to have regular engagement with organisations from across the digital sector to make sure their views and concerns are represented fully in our preparations for exit negotiations.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 05/09/2016 11:16:42 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4379 label Biography information for Calum Kerr

539995

registered interest
date	19/07/2016
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: West Sussex
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 support and resources her Department is providing to assist West Sussex County Council in meeting its universal broadband obligations.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	43412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>The Government has implemented a basic broadband scheme to enable all premises to gain access to speeds of at least 2Mbps. This enables residents to gain access to every government service available online. Funding for subsidised connections through the scheme is provided by Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) as part of the government's superfast broadband programme. Consumers in eligible premises can access services from any of the suppliers who have been entered onto the scheme by BDUK.</p><p> </p><p>In addition it is the Government's intention to implement a new broadband Universal Service Obligation. This will give people the legal right to request a broadband connection, no matter where they live, by the end of this Parliament. Our ambition is that the minimum download speed should initially be set at 10 Mbps.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 05/09/2016 13:35:55 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

539996

registered interest
date	19/07/2016
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	5G
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if her Department will make it its policy to launch commercial 5G services in at least one city by 2020.
tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
tabling member printed	Calum Kerr
uin	43459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>We are sponsoring the Future Communications Challenge Group (FCCG) of senior academics, industry experts and funders, chaired by the President of the Institute of Engineering and Technology, which is considering how we should drive forward our commitment to ensure that UK has a leading role in 5G development.</p><p>In parallel the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) is conducting a study, launched in Budget 2016, into how UK can achieve early deployment of 5G networks.</p><p>Both of these will report by the end of the year and the results will feed into a comprehensive 5G strategy for the UK, to be published in 2017.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 43460 question first answered 05/09/2016 15:57:15 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4379 label Biography information for Calum Kerr

539997

registered interest
date	19/07/2016
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	5G
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if her Department will establish a 5G venture fund for 5G technology start-ups.
tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
tabling member printed	Calum Kerr
uin	43460
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>We are sponsoring the Future Communications Challenge Group (FCCG) of senior academics, industry experts and funders, chaired by the President of the Institute of Engineering and Technology, which is considering how we should drive forward our commitment to ensure that UK has a leading role in 5G development.</p><p>In parallel the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) is conducting a study, launched in Budget 2016, into how UK can achieve early deployment of 5G networks.</p><p>Both of these will report by the end of the year and the results will feed into a comprehensive 5G strategy for the UK, to be published in 2017.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 43459 question first answered 05/09/2016 15:57:15 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4379 label Biography information for Calum Kerr

539998

registered interest
date	19/07/2016
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	Direct Marketing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to tackle cold-callers.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	43399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2016 answer text <p>We are determined to tackle the scourge of nuisance calls, however a balance needs to be struck between ensuring that consumers are adequately protected and also ensuring that the legitimate direct marketing industry can continue to operate. Our efforts are focused on taking action against companies that are deliberating break the rules, rather than penalising legitimate businesses who comply with the law.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 43400 question first answered 22/07/2016 13:32:57 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan