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48777

registered interest
date	28/04/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what comparative assessment he has made of high speed broadband coverage between (a) Northamptonshire and other counties and (b) the UK and other EU nations.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	196919
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2014 answer text <p>According to the most recent data from Ofcom, in 2013 superfast broadband was available to 73.8 per cent of premises in Northamptonshire, compared with 73 per cent of premises across the UK as a whole. The average speed in Northamptonshire was 17.5Mbps, compared with the UK average of 14.7Mbps. Ofcom's European Broadband Scorecard published in March 2014 showed that the UK had the highest superfast broadband coverage of the five largest EU Member States.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 01/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

48928

registered interest
date	28/04/2014
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
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 has taken to improve broadband coverage in rural areas.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Glamorgan
tabling member printed	Alun Cairns
uin	903806
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2014 answer text <p>Phase one of the superfast roll-out programme is making good progress with all 44 projects in delivery.</p><p>Two thirds of projects (29 out of 44) have live superfast cabinets making superfast broadband available to thousands of homes and businesses across the country.</p><p>We are now investing the additional £250 million to take coverage of superfast broadband to 95% of UK premises</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 01/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns

49125

registered interest
date	28/04/2014
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
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 effects of betting shops located in areas with high levels of deprivation on those areas.
tabling member constituency	Hackney South and Shoreditch
tabling member printed	Meg Hillier
uin	903815
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2014 answer text <p>The Health Surveys for England and Scotland show that the relationship between gambling related harm and deprivation is mixed. The proposals I announced yesterday will ensure that betting shop customers are subject to greater protections wherever they are based – whether that be areas of deprivation or otherwise.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 01/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	1524 label Biography information for Dame Meg Hillier

49375

registered interest
date	28/04/2014
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
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 ensure that superfast broadband is available in remote areas of the UK.
tabling member constituency	North West Leicestershire
tabling member printed	Andrew Bridgen
uin	903820
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2014 answer text <p>A new £10 million competitive fund opened on 21 March to market test innovative solutions to deliver superfast broadband services to the most difficult to reach remaining areas of the UK.</p><p>The pilot projects will explore how to reach these areas; and we'll use learning from the pilots to inform future government investment decisions</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 01/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4133 label Biography information for Andrew Bridgen

49376

registered interest
date	28/04/2014
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
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 take steps to bring music video ratings into line with BBFC standards.
tabling member constituency	Bolton West
tabling member printed	Julie Hilling
uin	903819
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2014 answer text <p>Parents tell us they want age ratings on music videos which are unsuitable for younger children.</p><p>We recently consulted on legislation to introduce BBFC age ratings for music DVDs unsuitable for children under 12. We expect to introduce the legislation to Parliament within the coming months and will bring the new age rating requirements into force as soon as possible.</p><p>I also welcome the commitment the music industry has made to pilot BBFC age ratings for online music videos.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 01/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	3925 label Biography information for Julie Hilling

49377

registered interest
date	28/04/2014
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
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 value of regional and local BBC services in discussions on the future financing of the BBC.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	903822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2014 answer text <p>The value of all BBC services, including its local and regional services, should be considered as part of the review of the BBC's Charter. Government has yet to announce the timing, scope and process for Charter Review, so it would be premature to make any assessment at this point.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 01/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

48450

registered interest
date	25/04/2014
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
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 libraries in Greater London have (a) closed and (b) reduced opening hours since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Tottenham
tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
uin	196693
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p /> <p>The detail requested is not held centrally by this Department, however the Annual Report to Parliament published in January this year indicated our estimate of static library closures in England since the beginning of 2010, is around 90. While the number of public libraries has reduced there has been a notable growth in the number of libraries managed or run by the community. The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) collect, annually, from the individual library authorities, public library statistics which contain information relating to the net figure of public libraries open in each year, as well as the number and type of libraries and the average hours of opening per week. This shows the number of library service points open 10+ hours per week in England (incl. mobiles) at 31 March 2013 was 3,181. However, CIPFA do not collect data on the number of library closures or those that have reduced their opening hours. Copies of CIPFA statistics are available in the libraries of both Houses.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 01/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot previous answer version 8074 answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

48466

registered interest
date	25/04/2014
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
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 improve mobile internet connectivity in rural areas.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	196538
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2014 answer text <p>One of the licences granted in the 2013 4G auction contains a demanding indoor coverage obligation. The owner of this licence, Telefonica O2 UK, is obliged to provide indoor coverage for 4G mobile services to at least 98 per cent of the UK population (and to at least 95 per cent of the population of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales respectively) by the end of 2017. Ofcom expects that this level of indoor coverage will result in approximately 99 per cent outdoor coverage. As a result of the competitive UK telecoms market, all four of the UK mobile network operators have publicly committed to provide this level of coverage by the end of 2015.</p><p> </p><p>There is also likely to be further improvement in 2G and 3G coverage as a result of increasing roll out of combined 2G/3G/4G equipment by the industry.</p><p>However, sometimes it is not commercially viable for operators to install and operate base stations and associated infrastructure in areas of very low population. On 3 October 2011, the Government announced the Mobile Infrastructure Project (MIP) with up to £150 million funding to extend mobile phone coverage to remote and rural area across the country that currently receive no coverage from any network. The scheme sees Government provide the capital funding for Arqiva as contractors to build the new infrastructure. The four mobile network operators (EE, Telefonica, Three and Vodafone) will provide coverage from the sites and cover operating costs for the twenty year life of the project. The project is currently underway and is expected to deliver by 2015. It is focussed primarily on improving voice coverage but is also likely to improve data coverage. Details of this work can be found on the GOV.UK website: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/policies/making-it-easier-for-the-communications-and-telecoms-industries-to-grow-while-protecting-the-interests-of-citizens/supporting-pages/improving-mobile-coverage" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/policies/making-it-easier-for-the-communications-and-telecoms-industries-to-grow-while-protecting-the-interests-of-citizens/supporting-pages/improving-mobile-coverage</a></p><p>Ofcom has also published a plan to improve mobile coverage: <a href="http://consumers.ofcom.org.uk/2013/11/five-point-plan-to-improving-mobile-coverage/" target="_blank">http://consumers.ofcom.org.uk/2013/11/five-point-plan-to-improving-mobile-coverage/</a></p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 01/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

48468

registered interest
date	25/04/2014
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
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 budget of Arts Council England for library development is in 2013-14; and how many staff that body employs to work on its library responsibilities.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	196562
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2014 answer text <p>The budget set by Arts Council England (ACE) for library development in 2013/14 was £685,000. 5.5 full time equivalent staff are currently employed on ACE library responsibilities.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 01/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

48470

registered interest
date	25/04/2014
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
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 are being taken to raise the profile of the North West as a tourist destination.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	196520
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2014 answer text <p>The North West is promoted by both VisitEngland and VisitBritain, benefitting from the Holidays at Home are GREAT campaign and the international GREAT campaign. VisitEngland is running a number of thematic campaigns, in particular around Blackpool and Manchester, which can be found at <a href="http://www.visitengland.com/" target="_blank">http://www.visitengland.com/</a> . VisitEngland also regularly promotes the countryside of Cumbria and Lancashire, featuring them in much of their imagery. The North West is featured in VisitBritain's current marketing campaigns including focusing on Manchester as a gateway to the Lake District, Liverpool as the home of the Beatles and the promotion of cities which have Premier League clubs including Liverpool and Manchester.</p><p>The International Festival for Business, taking place in Liverpool this summer over a six week period, is a global event which will further strengthen Liverpool's position as a major tourist destination. VisitBritain is promoting the festival through all its platforms, whilst VisitEngland is hosting and participating in a series of events throughout the six week period.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 01/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies