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58252

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
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	Embassies: Iran
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 provide a detailed itemised inventory of what works of art from Government collections were on loan to the British Embassy and Residence in Tehran at the time of the riots in November 2011; and what claims for compensation for loss, damage or destruction have been made by the Government to insurers in respect of those items.
tabling member constituency	Northampton North
tabling member printed	Michael Ellis
uin	199398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p>The following Government Art Collection (GAC) works of art were on display in Tehran when the British Embassy was attacked in November 2011:</p><p> </p><p>0/664 George Hayter - Queen Victoria (1819-1901) Reigned 1837-1901- oil painting</p><p>5230 Ahmad - Fath 'Ali Shah (1797-1834) 2nd Qajar Shah of Iran - oil painting</p><p>0/663 Sir Samuel Luke Fildes (after) - King Edward VII (1841-1910) Reigned 1901-10 - oil painting</p><p>17351 Adrian Berg - Gloucester Gate, Regent's Park, June – oil painting</p><p>13319 Cedric Morris - Tulips and Iris - oil painting</p><p>0/661 Sir Samuel Luke Fildes (after) - King George V (1865-1936) Reigned 1910-36 - oil painting</p><p> </p><p>The GAC does not – and is not permitted under Government accounting regulations – to insure its own works on a commercial basis. They are Crown Property and displayed at the Government's own risk within HMG buildings.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 11/06/2014 14:56:15 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis

58279

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
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: Rural Areas
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 monitor the delivery of the Mobile Infrastructure Project and to bring adequate mobile telephone coverage to people living in remote and rural areas.
tabling member constituency	Hereford and South Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Jesse Norman
uin	199164
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p>I hold regular meetings with supplier Arqiva to discuss the Mobile Infrastructure Project and officials in BDUK are in regular contact with Arqiva to monitor and assess progress.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 11/06/2014 14:54:55 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman

58284

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
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	Press
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 meet victims of press abuse and their representatives.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Bill Wiggin
uin	199346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has received a formal request for a meeting, which he has accepted. This will be held in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 10/06/2014 15:11:47 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

58300

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
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
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 broadband speed in (a) Glasgow North West constituency, (b) Glasgow, (c) Scotland and (d) the UK.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	John Robertson
uin	199154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p>The Independent regulator and competition authority for the UK communications industries (Ofcom) publishes broadband coverage data for the UK; its 2013 UK fixed-line broadband performance report indicates the following average modem synchronisation speed for the Glasgow City, Scotland and the UK. Data by Constituency area is not available.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Average modem sync speed 2013 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Glasgow City</p></td><td><p>17.2 Mbit/s</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>15.8 Mbit/s</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK</p></td><td><p>17.6 Mbit/s</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 12/06/2014 10:54:21 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	605 label Biography information for John Robertson

58327

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
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	Public Libraries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Answer of 1 May 2014, Official Report, columns 809-10W, on Arts Council England, how much Arts Council England spending on libraries was obtained from (a) grant-in-aid and lottery funding in (i) 2012-13 and (ii) 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	199319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Arts Council England spending on libraries for the years requested is shown in the following table:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grant-in-Aid</p></td><td><p>£687,000</p></td><td><p>£622,287</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lottery</p></td><td><p>£1,001,200</p></td><td><p>£2,418,224</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Libraries are funded by local authorities, who have a statutory duty to maintain local library services.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 10/06/2014 15:14:56 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

58328

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
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	Public Libraries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Answer of 1 May 2014, Official Report, columns 809-10W, on Arts Council England, how much the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council spent on libraries in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11 and (c) 2011-12.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	199320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Annual Report and Financial Statements for the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council indicates that the grant-in-aid grants payable for specific library activities for the financial years requested is as shown in the table</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Grant Payable</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Activity</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>£67,000</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>Future Libraries - £38,000</p><p>Get it Loud Libraries - £24,000</p><p>National Library Membership - £5,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>£338,000</p></td><td><p>Future Libraries</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>£149,000</p></td><td><p>London Library Change Programme</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 11/06/2014 14:45:16 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot previous answer version 443 answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

58364

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
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	Tourism
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 potential effect of the Government's proposed Deregulation Bill on tourism employment in England.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Mr Gordon Marsden
uin	199379
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p>At present, local authorities set term and holiday dates for about 30% of secondary schools and 70% of primary schools (around half of all registered pupils). The Deregulation Bill gives more schools the flexibility to make changes should they wish to, although the experience of the academies programme and voluntary aided (church) schools, suggests that only a small percentage of schools are likely to vary their term dates.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education has produced an assessment of the impact of the changes. Whilst there will be greater flexibility, we expect that sensible conversations between the local authority and schools on coordination will take place. Variations to term dates could also help businesses and employers, for example, in areas of high-seasonal employment where employees may welcome the chance to holiday outside of peak tourist periods. For example, Bishop Bronescombe School in St Austell has a two-week half term in May/June to accommodate parents' seasonal employment patterns.</p><p> </p><p>A separate assessment of the specific impact on tourism related jobs in seaside towns or seaside economies has not been carried out.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey grouped question UIN 199378 question first answered 10/06/2014 15:13:53 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

58365

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
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	Academic Year
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 his Department has made of the economic effects of deregulating school holidays on (a) tourism-related jobs in seaside and coastal areas and (b) seaside economies in general.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Mr Gordon Marsden
uin	199378
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p>At present, local authorities set term and holiday dates for about 30% of secondary schools and 70% of primary schools (around half of all registered pupils). The Deregulation Bill gives more schools the flexibility to make changes should they wish to, although the experience of the academies programme and voluntary aided (church) schools, suggests that only a small percentage of schools are likely to vary their term dates.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education has produced an assessment of the impact of the changes. Whilst there will be greater flexibility, we expect that sensible conversations between the local authority and schools on coordination will take place. Variations to term dates could also help businesses and employers, for example, in areas of high-seasonal employment where employees may welcome the chance to holiday outside of peak tourist periods. For example, Bishop Bronescombe School in St Austell has a two-week half term in May/June to accommodate parents' seasonal employment patterns.</p><p> </p><p>A separate assessment of the specific impact on tourism related jobs in seaside towns or seaside economies has not been carried out.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey grouped question UIN 199379 question first answered 10/06/2014 15:13:53 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

58366

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
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	Academic Year
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions his Ministers or officials in his Department have had with colleagues in the Department for Education on the effect of deregulating school holidays on the tourism industry.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Mr Gordon Marsden
uin	199380
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p><strong>DCMS officials meet with their Department for Education counterparts regularly and discuss a range of issues. </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 10/06/2014 16:59:36 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

58401

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
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	Sports: 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 steps his Department is taking to encourage primary school children to become active and involved in local sports organisations.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	199221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p>Over 17,500 schools are voluntarily taking part in the Sainsbury's School Games—over 70% of all schools in England—including approximately 13,000 primary schools. Participating schools can choose from sports formats developed by 31 National Governing bodies for sport. Schools are supported by 450 School Games organisers across the country, who are connecting School Games to community sports clubs to help ensure activity is sustained beyond school.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, through the primary PE and sport premium, we are investing over £450 million across government (up to and including the academic year 2015/16) to improve physical education and sport in primary schools. Heads are free to choose how they use the funding to secure the greatest impact, which may include working with local sports organisations and/or increasing pupils' participation in the School Games.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 12/06/2014 10:55:07 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson