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227101

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2015
	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	Internet: EU Action
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent steps he has taken to implement EU regulations on net neutrality.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	227421
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>Negotiations are continuing on an EU Regulation on net neutrality, as part of the Connected Continent package. Should a common position be agreed between the European Council, the European Commission and the European Parliament, and the Regulation adopted, the Regulation will be directly applicable in UK law.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 25/03/2015 17:34:13 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

228100

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2015
	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: North West
	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 increase the availability of fibre-optic broadband to businesses in (a) Pendle constituency, (b) Lancashire and (c) the North West.
	tabling member constituency	Pendle
	tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
	uin	228173
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>Current superfast broadband coverage is over 80% of UK premises and the Government remains committed to providing 95% coverage to homes and businesses by 2017.</p><p><br>Commercial broadband delivery is expected to cover 62% of premises in the Pendle constituency. By the end of the Superfast Lancashire project, coverage is expected to have increased to 98% of premises.</p><p><br>This data is included in the table in the House of Commons Library:<a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/business-papers/commons/deposited-papers/?house=1&amp;search_term=Department+for+Culture%2c+Media+and+Sport&amp;itemId=122028#toggle-163" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/business-papers/commons/deposited-papers/?house=1&amp;search_term=Department+for+Culture%2c+Media+and+Sport&amp;itemId=122028#toggle-163</a></p><p><br>As of June 2014, Lancashire had 74% superfast broadband coverage (speeds of more than 30Mbps+) as stated in the Ofcom Infrastructure Report 2014. By the end of 2017 the Government expects there will be 97.5% superfast coverage to homes and businesses in Lancashire.</p><p> </p><p><br>The Government does not have data of superfast broadband at regional level.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 25/03/2015 08:34:57 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson

228094

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2015
	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
	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 his Department has made of the number of (a) residential and (b) commercial properties that will be in complete mobile not-spots in the period 2015 to 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
	tabling member printed	Miss Anne McIntosh
	uin	228152
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>Data on not-spots is collected by the telecoms regulator Ofcom, and is published on an annual basis in its infrastructure reports. The last report was published in December 2014 and can be found on the Ofcom website here: <a href="http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/research/infrastructure/2014/infrastructure-14.pdf" target="_blank">http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/research/infrastructure/2014/infrastructure-14.pdf</a>. The report does not contain any data or forecasts relating to residential and commercial split.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 25/03/2015 16:10:03 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

228095

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2015
	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 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 his Department has made of the proportion of the (a) major road network and (b) rail network that will be in complete not-spots in the period 2015 to 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
	tabling member printed	Miss Anne McIntosh
	uin	228153
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>No such estimate has been made. Mobile coverage information is provided by mobile network operators to Ofcom that uses this information to provide an assessment of existing coverage. This is collated and updated annually. Ofcom’s most recent Infrastructure Report was published in December 2014. The report and an interactive map showing coverage of 2G, 3G and 4G services can be found at <a href="http://infrastructure.ofcom.org.uk/" target="_blank">http://infrastructure.ofcom.org.uk/</a></p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 25/03/2015 16:15:04 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

228096

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2015
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions his Department has had with mobile network operators on complete not-spots in Great Britain not covered by the agreement announced on 18 December 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
	tabling member printed	Miss Anne McIntosh
	uin	228154
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>The Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) are key partners in delivering the Mobile Infrastructure Project (MIP). Through MIP the Government is investing up to £150m funding to build infrastructure to serve those areas where there is no voice coverage available from any of the four Mobile Network Operators (known as not-spot areas). Government funds the capital expenditure on infrastructure, while the MNOs are responsible for meeting the running costs.</p><p> </p><p>The MNOs are integral to the success of MIP and there is regular engagement with them on tackling not-spots through project delivery meetings and via the project's governance forums. This includes discussion on site occupation and cost sharing.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 25/03/2015 16:12:27 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

228098

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2015
	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	4G
	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 roll-out of 4G to areas of Great Britain that are complete or partial not-spots since the agreement with the mobile network operators announced on 18 December 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
	tabling member printed	Miss Anne McIntosh
	uin	228156
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>The DCMS has not made any specific assessment of 4G roll-out to complete or partial not-spot areas since the agreement was reached with Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) on 18 December 2014. The coverage obligations that were agreed with MNOs have now been made legally binding by Ofcom through a voluntary licence variation on 2 February 2015. Monitoring and enforcement of licence conditions is a matter for Ofcom.</p><p><br>Ofcom also collects data on the provision of digital infrastructure, including 4G mobile services, and publishes this annually as part of its Infrastructure Report. Data on 4G coverage from the 2014 Infrastructure Report is available on Ofcom’s website:<a href="http://infrastructure.ofcom.org.uk/" target="_blank">http://infrastructure.ofcom.org.uk/</a> <br></p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 25/03/2015 08:27:35 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

228785

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2015
	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	Natural History Museum
	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 request that the Natural History Museum stops its practice of gender-specific marketing of toys.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	228563
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Culture, Media and Sport is in regular contact with the Natural History Museum. The Natural History Museum is passionate about science learning and careers for all. Following its recent collaboration with Marks and Spencer to create a dinosaur-themed clothing line, the Natural History Museum is working with the retailer’s design team to expand the range to include products for girls.</p><p> </p><p>The Museum is committed to diversity in engagement and learning and in the development of scientific careers. In its education programmes and exhibitions, as well as through the press and social media, its scientists are a diverse group of role models inspiring the next generation. Products in the Museum shop are displayed without gender differentiation for children, and the Museum’s own children’s clothing range is cut for a unisex fit.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Licensing for retail items plays an important role in generating revenue for the Museum to run their activities and exhibitions and conduct scientific research, and therefore the Museum often works with commercial partners. Product ranges being separated by female and male options is standard retail practice for many high street retailers.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 25/03/2015 16:06:07 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

228089

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2015
	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	Ofcom
	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 Ofcom decisions were subject to (a) successful and (b) unsuccessful on the merits appeals in each year for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	228051
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>Government does not hold information relating to how many Ofcom decisions were subject to (a) successful and (b) unsuccessful on the merit appeals. Information relating to appeals of regulatory decisions can be sought directly from Ofcom, who are independent from Government.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 25/03/2015 08:32:19 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

228090

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2015
	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	Ofcom
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which Ofcom decisions have been subject to the most appeals in each year since 2003.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	228048
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>Government does not hold data relating to the number of Ofcom decisions subject to the most appeals. Information relating to appeals of regulatory decisions can be sought directly from Ofcom, who are independent from Government.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 25/03/2015 08:28:25 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

228091

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2015
	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	Ofcom
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, on how many occasions each communication provider has asked for an on the merit review of an Ofcom decision in each year for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	228052
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p><strong> </strong>Government does not hold information relating to the number of requests from communication providers for an on the merit review of Ofcom decisions. Information relating to appeals of regulatory decisions can be sought directly from Ofcom, who are independent from Government.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 25/03/2015 08:33:05 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane