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77261

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2014
	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	Gambling
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the estimated average number of licence applications that a single operator of a sports book, online casino, poker room or gambling software provider would need to submit in order to comply fully with Gambling Commission licensing requirements.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mancroft
	uin	HL995
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p>Gambling operators can make one application to the Gambling Commission for multiple activities.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 17/07/2014 14:20:48 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	1833 label Biography information for Lord Mancroft

77257

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2014
	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	Gambling
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the conclusions of the HM Revenue and Customs report undertaken by Frontier Economics Ltd on the United Kingdom betting and gaming industry and elasticity of demand for online gaming were taken into account when developing the Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Act 2014.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mancroft
	uin	HL991
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p>The report ‘The UK betting and gaming market: estimating price elasticities of demand and understanding the use of promotions” was published in June 2014, after the Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Act 2014 had been introduced.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 17/07/2014 14:18:32 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	1833 label Biography information for Lord Mancroft

77256

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2014
	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	Gambling
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential impact and application of a place of consumption tax on the online gambling market, and the ability of the Gambling Commission to meet its commitments on removing crime from that sector; and whether they will publish any such assessments.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mancroft
	uin	HL990
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p>The assessment of the impact of the reforms to remote gambling taxation is available in the relevant Tax Information and Impact Note published at Autumn Statement 2013, available on the Government's website.</p><p> </p><p>The Gambling Commission has a statutory duty to promote three licensing objectives, the first of which is: preventing gambling from being a source of crime or disorder, being associated with crime or disorder or being used to support crime. The Government is confident that the Gambling Commission has the tools it needs to fulfil this duty.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 17/07/2014 14:17:57 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	1833 label Biography information for Lord Mancroft

347235

	registered interest
	date	28/05/2015
	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	Channel Four Television
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to bring forward legislation to remove the public-service conditions imposed on Channel 4 or to privatise it; and if so, when.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	uin	HL99
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2015 answer text <p>There are no plans currently to remove the public-service conditions imposed on Channel 4 or to privatise it. The Government is awaiting the outcome of Ofcom’s third review of Public Service Broadcasting before considering whether any changes are needed to the public service broadcasting system as a whole.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 05/06/2015 09:11:21 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

76644

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2014
	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	Film
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that film makers take into account the potential psychological effect of filming rape scenes on female actors.
	tabling member printed	Lord Carlile of Berriew
	uin	HL986
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p>Under Section 1.28 of the Ofcom broadcasting code, due care must be taken over the physical and emotional welfare and the dignity of people under eighteen, and they must not be caused unnecessary distress or anxiety by their involvement in programmes, or by the broadcast of those programmes.</p><p> </p><p>For adults, employers are under a common law duty of care to take steps reasonably necessary to ensure the health, safety and wellbeing of all their employees, as well as complying with relevant health and safety law. There is specific guidance issued by the Health and Safety Executive in respect of the legal duties owed by employers for audio-visual productions, which includes conducting risk assessments and taking control measures in respect of identified risks.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 17/07/2014 14:19:36 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	1138 label Biography information for Lord Carlile of Berriew

76624

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2014
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress has been made on the rollout of (1) basic broadband, (2) superfast broadband, and (3) mobile coverage, in rural areas; and what assessment they have made of the impact of those technologies on the rural economy.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	uin	HL966
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2014 answer text <p>The Ofcom 2013 UK communications market report and infrastructure update report that broadband was available to 100% of UK premises, whilst 8% of connections were operating at less than 2mbps; that was down from 11% of connections in 2009.</p><p> </p><p>By the end of summer 2014, 1 million new premises will have superfast broadband available for the first time as a result of our superfast broadband programme and 4 million additional premises will have superfast broadband available to them from the current projects; that will mean 90% of UK premises will be able to access superfast services. The second round of projects will add over 1 million more premises, taking coverage to 95% across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>With respect to the impact of the broadband programme, an independent Broadband Impact Study by analysts SQW (with Cambridge Econometrics), revealed the Government's investment in superfast broadband is expected to deliver a major boost to the UK economy; for every £1 the government is investing in broadband, the UK economy could benefit by up to £20 by 2024. It also demonstrated that the benefits will be shared across the UK, helping the rebalancing of our economy; approximately 89 per cent of the benefits will be in areas outside London and the South East of England with rural areas set to benefit most.</p><p> </p><p>The report focussed on impacts of mass market broadband services – i.e. ‘affordable broadband' for SMEs and households – and estimated that by 2024, net annual GVA impacts attributable to intervention include:</p><p> </p><p>· £0.8 billion from safeguarding local enterprise employment,</p><p>· £5 billion from productivity growth for broadband-using firms,</p><p>· £0.3 billion from improved teleworker productivity, and</p><p>· £0.2 billion from increased labour force participation.</p><p> </p><p>The majority of these benefits will be to SMEs, and over half to rural areas.</p><p> </p><p>With respect to mobile coverage the 4G rollout will ensure we continue to have some of the best mobile broadband services in Europe. As a result of the 4G auction in 2012, O2 has an obligation to provide indoor 4G coverage to 98% of the UK population and to at least 95% in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland by the end of 2017. The other three UK mobile network operators have publicly committed to match O2's coverage obligation by the end of 2015.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 16/07/2014 13:16:56 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe

76623

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2014
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the proposal to deploy smart meters requiring wifi in homes, what progress has been made with the rollout of broadband.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	uin	HL965
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/08/2014 answer text <p>There is no direct link between the smart meter programme and the superfast broadband rollout programme, because the smart meters programme will not be using fixed broadband connections (they will instead involve transfer of small amounts of data over wireless technologies). However, i can confirm that the Government broadband programme is making good progress with over 600,000 new premises now having superfast broadband available for the first time as a result of the Government’s investment and that will rise to over 1 million by the end of Summer 2014.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 11/08/2014 12:02:45 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe

386139

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2015
	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 Phones: Fees and Charges
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they supported the decision of the Council of the European Union to postpone the implementation of the European Commission's proposal to abolish roaming charges by 2015 until 2018; and, if so, why.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bowness
	uin	HL938
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>UK has consistently pushed for faster reductions to roaming charges in the EU, leading to their abolition. I am therefore pleased that, on 29 June, the European Council, Parliament and Commission reached agreement on the Telecoms Single Market Package.</p><p>As a result, from June 2017 British visitors will no longer be charged extra to use their mobile phones anywhere in the EU. From June 2016 until the abolition of roaming charges, the amount providers can charge for roaming will be about 25% of current roaming tariffs for calls and data.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has been central to shaping these negotiations, which will result in real benefits for UK consumers, demonstrating that the UK can achieve positive change in the EU when we work with determination with other Member States and the EU institutions.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 13/07/2015 13:38:55 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	3496 label Biography information for Lord Bowness

347223

	registered interest
	date	28/05/2015
	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	Art Works: Islam
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to support a contest in the United Kingdom between artists depicting the prophet Mohammed, and if so, whether they will provide security protection for such an event.
	tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
	uin	HL87
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government is not aware of any plans. The safety and security of an event is an issue for the event organisers in consultation with the police.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 11/06/2015 15:43:53 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

65937

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2014
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take to ensure that consumers receive the broadband speeds for which they pay.
	tabling member printed	Lord Birt
	uin	HL864
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>Ofcom, the independent national regulatory authority for communications has agreed a voluntary industry code of practice on broadband speeds. It was introduced in 2008 and subsequently updated in 2010, and requires internet service providers to provide consumers with information on the maximum speed they can achieve, including an estimated speed range, to help ensure that consumers choose the package that is the most appropriate for them in light of their individual circumstances and needs. All the largest internet service providers representing 98% of the broadband consumer market are signed up to the Code and have agreed to abide by its principles and spirit. Headline broadband speeds advertised are unlikely to be achievable all the time. There are a variety of reasons for broadband speed variations, not all of which are within the broadband service provider�s control. The important thing is that consumers receive accurate information on broadband speeds at the point of sale to allow them to make informed purchasing decisions, and ensure that there is not a mismatch between the speeds they expect to receive and what they actually get.</p><p> </p><p>Ofcom has undertaken successive mystery shopping exercises to check compliance with the Code. Results have shown that the level of compliance has continued to improve. The latest results published in May 2013 found that overall 96% of mystery shopping callers were provided with a speed estimate (93% in 2011/12). There was also an improvement overall in the provision of speeds information provided to mystery shoppers via the web. All signatories to the Code, with the exception of two small providers, offered a speed checker which provide estimated access line speeds. The percentage of assessments where any speed estimate was given via the website rose from 87% in 2011/12 to 92% in 2013.</p><p> </p><p>Ofcom is currently discussing with industry and consumer groups, its proposals to revise the Code to reflect significant changes in the broadband market since the Code�s introduction, with the increased take up of superfast packages. The proposals include improving the information on speeds for consumers buying superfast packages to equal that received by consumers buying current generation services.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 14/07/2014 13:25:11 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt