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456061

registered interest
date	29/02/2016
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	Telecommunications: Misrepresentation
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 protect customers from the practice of telephone slamming.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Ben Howlett
uin	28811
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2016 answer text <p>Ofcom, as the independent telecommunications regulator, introduced rules in May 2005 to protect consumers against slamming. Its most recent rules, updated in June 2015, prohibits all telephone companies from engaging in dishonest, misleading or deceptive conduct, and oblige providers to ensure consumers fully understand and consent to a contract before it is agreed.</p><p> </p><p>Ofcom’s most recent complaints data shows that slamming complaints have reduced significantly to an average of 140 complaints per month, compared with an average of over 700 in 2010. Ofcom can take action if companies repeatedly breach these rules and has the power to fine companies up to 10% of their annual turnover and to require them to remedy any issues that have arisen, including repaying affected customers who have lost money. In addition, safeguards have been built into the landline/broadband switching process on the Openreach network that are designed to protect consumers from being slammed. Consumers are required to receive a letter informing them that a switch is scheduled and that there is a 10-day switchover period, during which the order can be stopped if a customer has been inadvertently signed up.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 07/03/2016 11:53:48 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4445 label Biography information for Ben Howlett

446249

registered interest
date	20/01/2016
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	Mobile Phones
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will discuss with mobile telephone companies steps to reduce and standardise the time between a provider unlocking a phone and the owner of that phone being able to use it with another provider.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Ben Howlett
uin	23249
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2016 answer text <p>The Government wants to reduce the cost and hassle of switching mobile providers for consumers. We expect industry to start automatically unlocking customers’ handsets at the end of their contracts, and will consult this year on ending the practice of handset locking for customers outside their initial contract period.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 27/01/2016 13:43:15 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4445 label Biography information for Ben Howlett

432665

registered interest
date	26/11/2015
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	Listed Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what his policy is on the introduction of application fees for listed building consent.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Ben Howlett
uin	17782
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2015 answer text <p>Ministers are considering a number of measures relating to local Heritage management as part of the Cultural White Paper, which will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 03/12/2015 16:31:21 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4445 label Biography information for Ben Howlett

423922

registered interest
date	26/10/2015
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	Local Press: Non-domestic Rates
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 responses have been received to his Department's consultation on business rate relief for local newspapers; and if he will extend that relief to local magazine publishers.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Ben Howlett
uin	13271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2015 answer text <p>We are currently analysing the responses to the consultation with the Department forCommunities and Local Government.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 05/11/2015 16:56:12 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4445 label Biography information for Ben Howlett

419893

registered interest
date	09/10/2015
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	Theatre: Children
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 he has to support the expansion of children's theatres across the UK.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Ben Howlett
uin	10725
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2015 answer text <p>The Government believes it is important for all young people to have access to the very best arts and culture, and will continue to support children's theatres through Arts Council England’s National Portfolio Organisations (NPOs)and Grants for theArts projects.</p><p>For example, 2012 – 2015 (year to date) NPO funding has provided over £74 million to organisations that provide support to children and young people’s theatre, while Grants for theArts has invested £4 million ofNationalLottery funds in theatre projects specifically for children and young people. TheGovernment'sTheatres Taxrelief, launched during the last Parliament,also supports new and touring theatre productions across the UK and includes children’s theatres.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 21/10/2015 11:03:10 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4445 label Biography information for Ben Howlett

419894

registered interest
date	09/10/2015
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	Arts: Young People
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 he has made on promoting greater access to the arts for young people from all backgrounds.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Ben Howlett
uin	10726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2015 answer text <p>TheGovernmentbelievesthatchildrenfromall backgrounds should haveaccessto the very best artsandculture in and out of school.</p><p>We supportthe Arts Council's recently launched CulturalEducation Challenge (details can be found at:<a href="http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/news/arts-council-news/arts-council-england-launches-cultural-education-c/" target="_blank">http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/news/arts-council-news/arts-council-england-launches-cultural-education-c/</a>)which ensures that all children and young people of all backgrounds have access to great arts and culture, and that every child can create, compose, and perform; visit, experience and participate in the arts.</p><p>The Government is also supporting music and cultural education programmes with an investment of £460 million between 2012 and 2016 and is working closely with Arts Council England to promote diversity across the country; Arts Council England has allocated £6m of strategic funds to a new diversity fund for 2015-18.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 21/10/2015 12:17:29 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4445 label Biography information for Ben Howlett