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166272

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
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	Woodland Trust
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 the Government has offered to the Woodland Trust for its tree-planting campaign to commemorate the centenary of the First World War.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	216119
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>The Government has given advice to the Woodland Trust to help them develop the First World War Centenary Woods Project. The Government welcomes this exciting project which will see millions of trees planted across the UK and woods created in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to ensure a legacy of remembrance all over the country. This project is part of the Imperial War Museum’s Centenary Partnership which brings together 3000 organisations from 50 countries to present a vibrant global programme of cultural events and activities.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 01/12/2014 14:36:45 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

164327

registered interest
date	24/11/2014
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	Nominet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when and on what grounds Nominet was granted the exclusive authority to administer the .uk namespace.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	215677
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>Nominet was created as an initiative of the UK internet services community in 1996, in order to manage the rapidly increasing demand for domain names and ensure a single inter-operable network of addresses would continue to evolve. Prior to this, all requests for .uk domain names were approved by a Naming Committee established by the UK Education and Research Networking Association (UKERNA). The Government recognises Nominet’s continuing role in managing the .uk registry on a not-for-profit basis consistent with the multi-stakeholder model for internet governance that the Government supports.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 01/12/2014 15:06:45 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

164328

registered interest
date	24/11/2014
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	Nominet
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 effect of Nominet's licence to grant .uk domain names on the competitiveness of the domain registration market.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	215678
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>I have made no assessment of the effect of the launch of .uk domain names on the competitiveness of the domain registration market. However, the UK has one of the most competitive domain name markets in the world, with over 10m domain names on the .uk registry, making it the 6th largest registry. The wholesale price for domain names in the UK is less than those for .com or .net domain names and some 2700 domain name registries compete in the retail market for .uk domains, bringing significant benefits for consumers. Since the launch of .uk Second Level Domain Names, over 50,000 .uk second level domains were registered on the first day and over 100,000 after the first month.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 01/12/2014 15:06:11 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

164329

registered interest
date	24/11/2014
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
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 assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the current BBC funding model; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	215689
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>No such assessment has been made. The Government has said that the right time to consider these questions is as part of the Charter Review which will not be starting in advance of the Election in 2015.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 01/12/2014 15:08:49 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

164330

registered interest
date	24/11/2014
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
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 his Department has made of the next BBC licence fee settlement.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
uin	215628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government has no plans currently. The Government has said that the right time to consider these questions is as part of the Charter Review; this will not be starting in advance of the Election in 2015.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 01/12/2014 14:37:30 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

164331

registered interest
date	24/11/2014
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	Electronic Government
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 his Department is taking to ensure its services are available online; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	215659
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>DCMS is responsible for transforming the digital infrastructure in the UK. DCMS is on track to deliver superfast broadband to 95% of the UK by 2017 and is launching 1,000 free public wi-fi hotspots in public buildings across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the Government’s UK wide superfast broadband rollout, DCMS funds the superfast broadband connection vouchers scheme that’s aimed at providing local businesses and SMEs with faster broadband. DCMS has created a dedicated website for businesses to access suppliers offering the most competitive voucher packages in their areas at <a href="http://www.connectionvouchers.co.uk/" target="_blank">www.connectionvouchers.co.uk</a></p><p> </p><p>DCMS also ensures it adheres to GOV.UK and Government Digital Services best practice, outlined in its Digital Strategy which is available on GOV.UK at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dcms-digital-strategy" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/dcms-digital-strategy</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The DCMS reported against actions in its Digital Strategy in December 2013 <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/department-for-culture-media-and-sport-government-digital-strategy-actions/dcmss-actions-in-response-to-the-government-digital-strategy" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/department-for-culture-media-and-sport-government-digital-strategy-actions/dcmss-actions-in-response-to-the-government-digital-strategy</a></p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 01/12/2014 15:05:02 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

156715

registered interest
date	19/11/2014
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	Arts: 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 Arts Council England funding was awarded to organisations in (a) the London Borough of Havering, (b) Essex, (c) London and (d) the East of England in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	215160
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>Arts Council England has invested the following in the last three years:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>GIA</p></td><td><p>LOT</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>275,436</p></td><td><p>27,530</p></td><td><p>302,966</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>490,741</p></td><td><p>35,685</p></td><td><p>526,426</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>553,573</p></td><td><p>32,420</p></td><td><p>585,993</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>1,319,750</p></td><td><p>95,635</p></td><td><p>1,415,385</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Arts Council England funding supports a number of arts organisations in Romford such as the Young Droots Theatre, a deaf led theatre company, that was established in April 2007 to work with Deaf and mainstream groups throughout the UK (which received £38,647 between 2011/12-2014/15), London Borough of Havering (Havering Music School MEH), a specialist music service for the London Borough of Havering which provides instrumental lessons at Saturday and Weekday Music Centres for children of any age or standard (which received £777,977 between 2011/12-2014/15) and BiggaFish, a not-for-profit events organisation which provides a performance platform for young creatives and training in events and marketing management for 14 to 21 year olds (which received £716,796 between 2011/12-2014/15).</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Essex</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>GIA</p></td><td><p>LOT</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>1,655,359</p></td><td><p>655,676</p></td><td><p>2,311,035</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>3,434,354</p></td><td><p>787,703</p></td><td><p>4,222,057</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>3,767,607</p></td><td><p>1,389,390</p></td><td><p>5,156,997</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>8,857,320</p></td><td><p>2,832,769</p></td><td><p>11,690,089</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>East of England</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>GIA</p></td><td><p>LOT</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>11,439,189</p></td><td><p>7,411,153</p></td><td><p>18,850,342</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>23,425,677</p></td><td><p>29,953,504</p></td><td><p>53,379,181</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>23,579,046</p></td><td><p>8,085,615</p></td><td><p>31,664,661</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>58,443,912</p></td><td><p>45,450,272</p></td><td><p>103,894,184</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>GIA</p></td><td><p>LOT</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>180,900,363</p></td><td><p>54,134,617</p></td><td><p>235,034,980</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>187,938,136</p></td><td><p>140,028,956</p></td><td><p>327,967,092</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>184,716,242</p></td><td><p>46,608,764</p></td><td><p>231,325,006</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>553,554,741</p></td><td><p>240,772,337</p></td><td><p>794,327,078</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p>The data is based on the resident postcode of the grant recipient. We will place data in the house library showing the total investment from Arts Council England in these areas (rather than just to organisations).</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 01/12/2014 15:15:37 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

105787

registered interest
date	03/11/2014
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	Castes: Discrimination
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to launch a further public consultation on treatment of caste-based discrimination as an aspect of race within the meaning of the Equality Act 2010.
tabling member printed	Lord Lester of Herne Hill
uin	HL2600
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>We are currently considering the form and timing of the public consultation in the light of ongoing caste discrimination litigation in the Employment Appeal Tribunal. We will await the outcome of the judgment before deciding in what form to issue the public consultation.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Garden of Frognal question first answered 01/12/2014 16:36:05 answering member 3842 label Biography information for Baroness Garden of Frognal
tabling member	2037 label Biography information for Lord Lester of Herne Hill