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386939

registered interest
date	01/07/2015
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	Business: 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, what analysis his Department has undertaken of the relative benefits to businesses of access to (a) 2G, (b) 3G and (c) 4G mobile coverage.
tabling member constituency	Ynys Môn
tabling member printed	Albert Owen
uin	5125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2015 answer text <p>No such specific analysis has been done but the Government commissioned research by RAND to assess the value of the provision of mobile coverage in not-spot areas. It noted that there were perceived economic benefits associated with mobile coverage and the value of this varied with the size of business in question. The findings can be accessed at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/412201/Mobile_network_not_spots_final_report.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/412201/Mobile_network_not_spots_final_report.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>Ofcom’s 2014 Infrastructure Report also noted that mobile communication is vital to businesses and that 79% of small and medium-sized enterprises now use mobile phones.</p><p> </p><p>Improving mobile coverage is a priority for the Government it secured a landmark agreement in December 2014 with the four mobile network operators (MNOs) to provide voice and SMS text coverage to at least 90% of the UK landmass by 2017. As a result of this legally binding obligation we also expect data coverage to improve. Furthermore, Telefonica has a licence obligation to deliver indoor 4G coverage to 98% of premises in the UK by 2017. Other MNOs have indicated that they will match this commitment. Taken together these obligations will be significantly improve coverage in the UK to benefit businesses and the digital economy.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey grouped question UIN 5122 question first answered 29/07/2015 15:38:22 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1474 label Biography information for Albert Owen

386940

registered interest
date	01/07/2015
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 analysis his Department has undertaken of the benefits to businesses of availability of superfast broadband across the UK.
tabling member constituency	Ynys Môn
tabling member printed	Albert Owen
uin	5126
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2015 answer text <p>The UK Broadband Impact Study - Impact Report<em> (November 2013)</em>, an expert report by analysts SQW (with Cambridge Econometrics), estimated that the availability and take-up of faster broadband speeds since 2008 will add about £17 billion to the UK’s annual Gross Value Added (GVA) by 2024. This level of uplift contributes an average of 0.07 percentage points to real annual GVA growth over this period. It also demonstrated that the benefits will be shared across the UK, helping the rebalancing of our economy.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey grouped question UIN 5124 question first answered 28/07/2015 16:24:21 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1474 label Biography information for Albert Owen

386966

registered interest
date	01/07/2015
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 analysis his Department has undertaken of the benefits to the economy of superfast broadband access.
tabling member constituency	Ynys Môn
tabling member printed	Albert Owen
uin	5124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2015 answer text <p>The UK Broadband Impact Study - Impact Report<em> (November 2013)</em>, an expert report by analysts SQW (with Cambridge Econometrics), estimated that the availability and take-up of faster broadband speeds since 2008 will add about £17 billion to the UK’s annual Gross Value Added (GVA) by 2024. This level of uplift contributes an average of 0.07 percentage points to real annual GVA growth over this period. It also demonstrated that the benefits will be shared across the UK, helping the rebalancing of our economy.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey grouped question UIN 5126 question first answered 28/07/2015 16:24:21 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1474 label Biography information for Albert Owen

386967

registered interest
date	01/07/2015
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, what analysis his Department has undertaken of the relative benefits to the economy of access to (a) 2G, (b) 3G and (c) 4G mobile coverage.
tabling member constituency	Ynys Môn
tabling member printed	Albert Owen
uin	5122
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2015 answer text <p>No such specific analysis has been done but the Government commissioned research by RAND to assess the value of the provision of mobile coverage in not-spot areas. It noted that there were perceived economic benefits associated with mobile coverage and the value of this varied with the size of business in question. The findings can be accessed at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/412201/Mobile_network_not_spots_final_report.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/412201/Mobile_network_not_spots_final_report.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>Ofcom’s 2014 Infrastructure Report also noted that mobile communication is vital to businesses and that 79% of small and medium-sized enterprises now use mobile phones.</p><p> </p><p>Improving mobile coverage is a priority for the Government it secured a landmark agreement in December 2014 with the four mobile network operators (MNOs) to provide voice and SMS text coverage to at least 90% of the UK landmass by 2017. As a result of this legally binding obligation we also expect data coverage to improve. Furthermore, Telefonica has a licence obligation to deliver indoor 4G coverage to 98% of premises in the UK by 2017. Other MNOs have indicated that they will match this commitment. Taken together these obligations will be significantly improve coverage in the UK to benefit businesses and the digital economy.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey grouped question UIN 5125 question first answered 29/07/2015 15:38:21 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1474 label Biography information for Albert Owen

386984

registered interest
date	01/07/2015
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	Rugby: World Cup
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 his Department has made of the number of tickets for the 2015 Rugby World Cup available on the secondary market.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	5243
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>I have made no assessment. My officials are in regular contact with the ER2015 about ticket sales, including the secondary market.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch grouped question UIN 5244 question first answered 06/07/2015 16:21:24 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

386985

registered interest
date	01/07/2015
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	Rugby: World Cup
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 average price of a ticket for the 2015 Rugby World Cup bought from the secondary market.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	5244
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>I have made no assessment. My officials are in regular contact with the ER2015 about ticket sales, including the secondary market.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch grouped question UIN 5243 question first answered 06/07/2015 16:21:24 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

386986

registered interest
date	01/07/2015
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	Cultural Heritage: Protection
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 June 2015 to Question 3292 on creating a cultural protection fund, which key cultural organisations agree that this measure is needed.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	5196
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2015 answer text <p>Stakeholders which have expressed their support include: the British Council, British Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum, UNESCO, UK National Committee of the Blue Shield, British Institute for the Study of Iraq and the Council for British Archaeology among others.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will be leading discussions with key cultural stakeholders as part of the process of the development of the cultural protection fund.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 10/07/2015 11:34:39 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

386987

registered interest
date	01/07/2015
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	Public Libraries: Voluntary Work
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 June 2015 to Question 3288, for what reasons he is not able to estimate the cost of collecting information on the number of volunteer-run libraries.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	5198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2015 answer text <p>The public library statistics published by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy in December 2014 included for the first time a breakdown of the different ways in which communities are involved with their local public library service for each of the local authorities in England. A copy of the annual report is placed in the House Library. However, libraries run by volunteers also operate outside of the public library service provided by local authorities and as previously indicated, the Department does not collect data on their number.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The responsibility of the Secretary of State under the Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964 is to superintend, and promote the improvement of, the public library service provided by local authorities in England and secure the proper discharge by local authorities of their duty to provide a comprehensive and efficient public library service. This responsibility does not extend to libraries which operate outside of the public library service provided by local authorities and for this reason information is not collected. To do so would require the initial and on-going input of 151 local authorities in England, as well as contributions from other sources and analysis of the robustness of the data.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 10/07/2015 11:39:02 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

386988

registered interest
date	01/07/2015
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	Public Libraries: WiFi
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 29 June 2015 to Question 3327, on public libraries: wifi, for what reasons it is impractical to place his current list in the Library.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	5223
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>Further to my answer to Question 3327, it was considered impractical to release the list because it was drawn from out of date information held from April 2015. DCMS has since received new data which is being incorporated into the list of public libraries without Wifi and a copy will be placed in the Library of the House in due course.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 06/07/2015 14:43:53 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

386989

registered interest
date	01/07/2015
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	Treasure Act 1996
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when he plans to review the Treasure Act 1996.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	5202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>My Department will be conducting a public consultation later this year which will contain a number of proposals relating to the definition of Treasure and other measures set out in the Treasure Code of Practice. The Government's response to the consultation will be published thereafter.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 06/07/2015 08:12:12 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton