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724096

registered interest
date	25/04/2017
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	Nuisance Calls: Complaints
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 complaints concerning nuisance calls have been reported to the Information Commissioner's Office in each of the last seven years.
tabling member constituency	Woking
tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
uin	71989
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>The table below displays the number of complaints about nuisance calls and text messages received by the ICO since 2010:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Live calls</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Automated calls</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>SMS spam</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p>1706</p></td><td><p>1745</p></td><td><p>618</p></td><td><p>4069</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p>1685</p></td><td><p>3680</p></td><td><p>3068</p></td><td><p>8451</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p>31662</p></td><td><p>82803</p></td><td><p>41036</p></td><td><p>155501</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p>56269</p></td><td><p>74024</p></td><td><p>30139</p></td><td><p>160432</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p>75082</p></td><td><p>80188</p></td><td><p>23680</p></td><td><p>178950</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p>70252</p></td><td><p>71425</p></td><td><p>17869</p></td><td><p>159546</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td><td><p>65691</p></td><td><p>82011</p></td><td><p>18397</p></td><td><p>166099</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 27/04/2017 09:10:02 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

724097

registered interest
date	25/04/2017
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	Nuisance Calls
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 steps her Department has taken to reduce the number of nuisance calls.
tabling member constituency	Woking
tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
uin	71994
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>We have taken a number of steps to reduce the number of unsolicited direct marketing calls and allow members of the public to identify nuisance callers. They include:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Amending the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations to require all direct marketing callers to provide Caller Line Identification, allowing people to identify direct marketing calls and choose whether to accept them or not.</li><li>Funding the National Trading Standards Scams Team to provide call blocking devices to vulnerable people in all parts of the UK; and</li><li>Encouraging high-tech firms to develop innovative and affordable solutions to tackle nuisance calls.</li></ul> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 27/04/2017 08:25:35 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

723810

registered interest
date	24/04/2017
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	Television Licences: Armed Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of ceasing the requirement for those serving in the military to hold a television licence at both their home and base addresses.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
tabling member printed	Johnny Mercer
uin	71753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>No such assessment has been made. The legal requirements around the television licence are set out in the Communications Act 2003 and the Communications (Television Licensing) Regulations 2004/692. Further details can be found via http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 27/04/2017 07:28:47 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer

723108

registered interest
date	21/04/2017
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	Sky: 21st Century Fox
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 effect of the General election 2017 and purdah period is on the 40-day deadline by which Ofcom is required to assess the bid by 21st Century Fox to take over Sky.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	71533
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Gentleman to the written statement made by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on 24 April 2017, Official Report Vol 624, Col 56WS</p><a href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2017-04-24/debates/1704249000010/SkyFoxMerger" target="_blank">https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2017-04-24/debates/1704249000010/SkyFoxMerger</a> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 71572 question first answered 26/04/2017 09:08:17 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

723109

registered interest
date	21/04/2017
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	Sky: 21st Century Fox
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether Ofcom plans to report to her and provide a fit and proper assessment on the 21st Century Fox bid for Sky by 16 May 2017.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	71572
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Gentleman to the written statement made by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on 24 April 2017, Official Report Vol 624, Col 56WS</p><a href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2017-04-24/debates/1704249000010/SkyFoxMerger" target="_blank">https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2017-04-24/debates/1704249000010/SkyFoxMerger</a> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 71533 question first answered 26/04/2017 09:08:17 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

723110

registered interest
date	21/04/2017
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 steps the Government is taking to provide superfast broadband in (a) rural communities and (b) Gordon constituency.
tabling member constituency	Gordon
tabling member printed	Alex Salmond
uin	71659
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>As a result of the government's Superfast Broadband Programme and roll-out by the private sector, superfast broadband with speeds of more than 24Mbps is now available to more than 92% of homes and businesses in the UK and the government expects this to reach 95% by the end of 2017. This coverage includes rural areas. The delivery programme in Scotland including the Gordon constituency is delivered by the Scottish Government.</p><p>Thinkbroadband estimate that current coverage of superfast broadband in the Gordon constituency is 79%, which DCMS estimate will rise to 83% by the end of 2017. This compares to a UK average of over 92%. The Scottish Government is responsible for delivering broadband in Scotland.</p><p>Take up in the Rest of Scotland Project area is 28% and as a result of the UK Government's contract management, further funding can be returned to the Scottish Government for reinvestment in more superfast coverage as take-up rises. It would be for the Scottish Government to decide where funding returned by suppliers under the contracts is allocated to increase coverage.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 27/04/2017 14:15:12 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	577 label Biography information for Alex Salmond

723111

registered interest
date	21/04/2017
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: Capital Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which capital investment projects have been funded by her Department in each of the last five years; and what the costs of each such project have been.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	71667
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 26/04/2017 16:59:06 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

722961

registered interest
date	20/04/2017
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	Eureka! Museum for Children: Fees and Charges
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 ensure that the National Children's Museum in Halifax provides free entry for the public.
tabling member constituency	Halifax
tabling member printed	Holly Lynch
uin	71499
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2017 answer text <p>Government welcomes the work of the National Children's Museum as an interactive, family-friendly attraction engaging children with science and STEM subjects. Government policy is national permentant collections should be free of charge.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 25/04/2017 15:05:50 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4472 label Biography information for Holly Lynch

722441

registered interest
date	19/04/2017
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	Television: Broadcasting Reception
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 has been made in improving terrestrial television coverage in (a) Blaenau Gwent and (b) other areas of the UK to ensure that all households have access to basic channels without needing to purchase a satellite dish.
tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
tabling member printed	Nick Smith
uin	71314
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>Ofcom estimates that 98.5% of UK households have access to around 18 channels including those from the public service broadcasters (PSBs) on the digital terrestrial TV (DTT, or Freeview) platform. Around 90% of UK households are also able to receive additional commercial DTT channels. Around 1.5% of UK households cannot easily receive DTT services with less than 0.5% not able to receive DTT services at all. However, DTT, cable and satellite digital television services together cover practically 100% of UK households, so that in all but the most exceptional of cases, everyone, including homes in hard to reach areas, should be able to get digital television services. As well as subscription services, digital satellite TV offers non-subscription reception options for a one-off equipment and installation cost, but with no on-going monthly payments. This includes FreeSat free-to-view satellite service which was launched by the BBC and ITV in 2008.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 26/04/2017 09:09:54 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

722474

registered interest
date	19/04/2017
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, what plans she has to bring forward legislative proposals to encourage the deployment of 5G mobile services; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	71389
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>At Autumn Statement 2016 the Government announced a package of measures worth £1bn to boost the UK's digital infrastructure - including investing in a nationally coordinated programme of 5G testbeds and trials.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 24/04/2017 15:15:32 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms