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168880

	registered interest
	date	09/12/2014
	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	Broadband: Urban Areas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, for what reasons the connection vouchers super-connected cities on web page lists two cities as not super-connected.
	tabling member constituency	Rhondda
	tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
	uin	217986
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p><ins class="ministerial">Liverpool and Nottingham are not participating cities in the Super-Connected Cities Programme. They are administering a local voucher scheme which is broadly based on the same principles and procedures as the BDUK scheme, but funding comes from sources other than the Urban Broadband Fund. </ins><del class="ministerial">There are 22 Super-Connected Cities in the UK. They are: Birmingham, Brighton &amp; Hove, Bristol, Cambridge, Coventry, Derby, Leeds and Bradford, London, Manchester, Newcastle, Oxford, Portsmouth, Salford and York in England; Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Perth in Scotland; Cardiff and Newport in Wales; Belfast and Derry/Londonderry in Northern Ireland.</del></p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 15/12/2014 15:47:52 question first ministerially corrected 15/12/2014 16:02:13 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot previous answer version 33454 answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

427064

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2015
	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	Arts: West Midlands
	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 funding his Department has provided to support the arts in the West Midlands in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	15657
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2015 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">More than £258m Government investment in the arts(Grant in Aid) -which is distributed by Arts Council England - has been provided to theWest Midlands in the last five years, as set out in the table. This compares with just over £253m over the previous five years, from 2005/6 to 2009/10.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">More than £258m Government investment in the arts(Grant in Aid) -which is distributed by Arts Council England - has been provided to theWest Midlands in the last five years, as set out in the table. This compares with just over £253m over the previous five years, from 2005/6 to 2009/10.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>West Midlands Regional arts GIA funding breakdown in £000s:</strong></ins></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2010/11</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2011/12</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2012/13</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2013/14</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2014/15</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">£51,257</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">£46,410</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">£53,397</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">£53,883</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">£53,161</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><ins class="ministerial"></ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The ArtsCouncil is investing in retaining talent and boosting production capacity outside of London - in Warwickshire, this includes £2.1 million to help the Royal Shakespeare Company modernise its workshops; and £495,000 to theNew Vic Theatre in Staffordshire, towards upgrading the building's infrastructure, mainauditorium and visitor facilities.</ins></p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 20/11/2015 10:39:25 question first ministerially corrected 20/11/2015 15:16:18 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot previous answer version 31116 answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

176372

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2015
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 22 January 2015 to Question 221249, on broadband, what data has been made available to his Department on where the budget was spent.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	222384
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2015 answer text <p>The total cost of the Government's national superfast broadband awareness campaign is £8million. This includes the media buying costs (e.g. the airtime for TV/press adverts etc) as well as production costs for adverts (TV/radio/digital/out of home), photography, fees, social media activity and a toolkit of materials for local authorities.</p><p> </p><p>The current breakdown per media spent so far is as follows (net costs):</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Television</p></td><td><p>£2,398,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Video on Demand</p></td><td><p>£284,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Out of Home (posters)</p></td><td><p>£2,000,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Press (national and regional)</p></td><td><p>£828,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Radio</p></td><td><p>£300,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Digital</p></td><td><p>£928,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>It is not possible to get a regional split for all the media bought as the campaign was bought on a national basis. I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on <ins class="ministerial">22 January 2015 to Question 221249.</ins> <del class="ministerial">15 January 2015 to Question 219653.</del></p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey previous answer version 42278 answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot 43277 answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot question first answered 06/02/2015 14:24:26 question first ministerially corrected 09/02/2015 09:01:07 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

224138

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2015
	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	Telecommunications
	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 23 February 2015 to Question 223733 on telecommunications, who made the oversight referred to in that Answer; and when and by whom that oversight was discovered.
	tabling member constituency	Rhondda
	tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
	uin	225728
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2015 answer text <p>Policy officials published the Impact Assessment under the<ins class="ministerial"> Secretary of State's</ins> <del class="ministerial">Minister’s</del> name. Once the oversight became clear at Committee Stage of the Infrastructure Bill on 15<sup>th </sup>January 2015, the Department acted immediately to rectify this and published the document on the 16<sup>th</sup> January 2015.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 05/03/2015 16:33:03 question first ministerially corrected 09/03/2015 10:04:04 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot previous answer version 48143 answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

171788

	registered interest
	date	02/01/2015
	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 amount the Government has budgeted for the current media campaign on superfast broadband; and whether that campaign was discussed or co-ordinated with superfast broadband suppliers.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	219653
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2015 answer text <p>Based on DCMS insight and research the Government concluded that an advertising campaign would promote a greater take up of superfast broadband. For the areas to be covered by the Government's phase 1 Superfast Broadband Programme, we estimate that up to a further £120m will be generated for investment in further coverage for every 10 percentage point increase on the programme's 20% take-up baseline. <ins class="ministerial">The quicker people take up services in the areas delivered with public funding, the quicker funding is returned for reinvestment by the supplier; we therefore launched an £8 million national marketing campaign to raise awareness.</ins></p><p>The budget for the campaign was based on evidence of previous government campaigns to reach the optimum amount of our target audience. The campaign was coordinated with suppliers and both BT and Virgin Media have linked their advertising to it.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 07/01/2015 15:39:10 question first ministerially corrected 15/01/2015 14:11:39 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot previous answer version 37345 answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

422566

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2015
	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: Proof of Identity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what guidance his Department gives to businesses on providing proof of their identity when they contact customers (a) online and (b) by telephone.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	12713
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2015 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Organisationsincludingthe Federation of Small Business, the British Chamber of Commerce and theConfederation of British Industryoffer advice to small and medium-sized businesses on best practice when contacting customers. Weencourage all businesses to have procedures in place to identify themselves when interacting with customers, whether by phone, online or in person. This is vital for consumer confidence and trust.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">We encourage all businesses to have procedures in place to identify themselves when interacting with customers, whether by phone, online or in person. This is vital for consumer confidence and trust. Organisations including the Federation of Small Business, the British Chamber of Commerce and the Confederation of British Industry offer advice to small and medium-sized businesses on best practice when contacting customers.</ins></p><br /> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 03/11/2015 15:47:03 question first ministerially corrected 04/11/2015 09:31:21 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot previous answer version 27476 answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

177123

	registered interest
	date	02/02/2015
	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	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, what steps he is taking to rebalance arts and culture funding between London and the South East and the rest of the country.
	tabling member constituency	Rhondda
	tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
	uin	222970
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 answer text <p>The Government wants everyone to have the opportunity to experience arts and culture wherever they live. By 2015/16, Arts Council will have shifted the balance of funding to the number of national organisations they support so that over half will be located outside of London. This is a move in the right direction but as the Arts Council acknowledged at the announcement of their portfolio there is still more to do and further to go. It will take time for this to happen and the Government will continue to discuss this with the Arts Council and monitor this.</p><p>The Government has also supported the growth of arts and culture outside of London and the South East by a number of measures. These include the Theatre Tax Relief which encourages greater touring by theatre companies so that the whole country can share and see different productions from different regions. The Government announced at the Autumn Statement 2014 that<del class="ministerial"> a</del> £1m will be provided to support a Great Exhibition <ins class="ministerial">in the North celebrating the great art, culture and design of the North</ins><del class="ministerial">across the museums of the North of England</del>, £78m of capital funding will be provided to create a new theatre and exhibition space in Manchester and £3m will be provided to support First World War art projects primarily in Northern cities. On Thursday, my right hon. friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced that the Government will provide £1.5 million towards the refurbishment of the Ferens Gallery in Hull to help support Hull’s aspiration to host the Turner prize as part of the UK City of Culture programme in 2017 and in December, he announced that the Museum of Science and Industry will receive a £3m grant for the building of a new temporary exhibition gallery.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 09/02/2015 12:02:56 question first ministerially corrected 09/02/2015 15:10:16 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot previous answer version 43365 answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

391737

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2015
	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	Museums and Galleries: Greater London
	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 support museums in making exhibitions at national museums based in London accessible to school children in remote constituencies.
	tabling member constituency	Copeland
	tabling member printed	Mr Jamie Reed
	uin	8186
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>National Museums based in London frequently tour exhibitions to other venues in the UK or loan objects to regional museums enabling access by children in remote constituencies. The Natural History Museum's Wildlife Photography of the Year exhibition has for example been to ten UK venues including Cumbria's Rheged Centre.</p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Department of Education announced further funding in January of £1.2m to continue supporting National Museums working with regional museums to enable an increase in visits by schools in regions where take-up by schools has traditionally been low. </ins></p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 07/09/2015 14:12:38 question first ministerially corrected 07/09/2015 14:57:31 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot previous answer version 19741 answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	1503 label Biography information for Mr Jamie Reed

449950

	registered interest
	date	02/02/2016
	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	Visual Arts
	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 economic value of the visual arts sector was in the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Selby and Ainsty
	tabling member printed	Nigel Adams
	uin	25479
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2016 answer text <p>The visual arts are a very important part of the UK's wider cultural and creative industries sectors and employ 1.8 million people. According to the latest set of government statistics published last month, the value of sectors categorised under 'artistic creation' - which include the visual arts - between 2010 and 2014 was<del class="ministerial"> £9,355,000.</del> <ins class="ministerial">£9.35 billion.</ins></p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 11/02/2016 10:06:13 question first ministerially corrected 12/02/2016 11:44:10 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot previous answer version 44983 answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams

423252

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2015
	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: Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
	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 planned date is for the roll-out of fibre broadband in (a) the Chryston area and (b) the constituency of Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill.
	tabling member constituency	Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
	tabling member printed	Phil Boswell
	uin	13006
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2015 answer text <p>UK Government has allocated £122 million for the two Scottish Superfast Broadband projects - the Highlands and Islands project and the Digital Scotland project, which covers the rest of Scotland. Following the completion of the current contracted projects by December 2017, superfast broadband coverage will be around 93% within the Digital Scotland project area.</p><p><ins class="ministerial">We estimate that 42,746 homes and businesses in Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill constituency will have superfast broadband available to them by the end of 2017.</ins></p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 29/10/2015 16:47:30 question first ministerially corrected 29/10/2015 17:06:21 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot previous answer version 26623 answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	4388 label Biography information for Philip Boswell