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391375

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2015
	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	Radio Frequencies: Auctions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Government plans to announce a spectrum auction by 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	8013
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>UK spectrum auctions are managed by Ofcom. Ofcom expects to auction up to 190 MHz of spectrum at 2.3 GHz and 3.4 GHz in this financial year (2015/16). No decision has yet been taken by Ofcom as to whether an auction will be used to assign future spectrum released from public sector use or freed up by the clearance of the 700 MHz band, or the timing of any such auction.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 07/09/2015 14:10:20 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

391376

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2015
	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	Radio Frequencies
	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 increase in the amount of radio spectrum which will be made available to the private sector by 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	8014
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>The current target is to release 500 MHz of spectrum below 5 GHz by 2020, of which 62 MHz has already been released. Ofcom expects to auction up to 190 MHz of additional spectrum at 2.3 GHz and 3.4 GHz in this financial year (2015/16).</p><p>The Productivity Plan published on 10 July announced that the Government had implemented a new model for the centralised management of public sector spectrum. Under this model a new Central Management Unit based in the Shareholder Executive will propose a new target for public sector spectrum release to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, along with a plan and timetable for achieving it.</p><p> </p><p>Terms of reference outlining how this new model works will be published on <a href="http://www.gov.uk/" target="_blank">gov.uk</a> in due course.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 07/09/2015 14:11:08 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

391377

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2015
	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	Water Sports: Public Participation
	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 estimate he has made of the number of people who participate in watersports.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	8028
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>According to Sport England’s Active People Survey, 673,900 people regularly take part in watersports in England.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 07/09/2015 14:05:21 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

391378

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2015
	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	Water Sports: 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 steps his Department is taking to encourage more young people to participate in watersports.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	8029
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>Between 2013 and 2017 Sport England is investing over £31 million in the national governing bodies of recognised watersports to get more adults active on the water in England. In addition, Sport England has invested over £15 million in local watersports facilities and projects since 2010.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 07/09/2015 14:07:53 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

391379

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2015
	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	Cultural Heritage: Northern Ireland
	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 he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on support for Ulster-Scots (a) language, (b) culture and (c) history.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	8030
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has had no recent discussions on the Northern Ireland Executive on these matters.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 07/09/2015 14:27:45 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

391372

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2015
	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	Betting Shops: Gaming Machines
	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 incidents at betting shops relating to fixed-odds betting terminals police officers have attended in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	7897
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2015 answer text <p>The Gambling Commission is responsible for collecting crime data for betting premises. However, these figures do not identify the reasons for police call-outs or relate them to particular products offered on the premises.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 01/10/2015 15:09:52 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

391373

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2015
	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	Gaming Machines: Sheffield Heeley
	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 estimate he has made of the number of fixed-odds betting terminals in Sheffield, Heeley constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	7898
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>A betting premises licence issued under the Gambling Act 2005 authorises its holder to make up to 4 gaming machines available for use. This entitlement is limited to gaming machines terminals which fall within sub-categories B2 (what we commonly think of when we refer to FOBTs), B3 and B4, and categories C and D.</p><p> </p><p><br> The department doesn’t collect information on gaming machine numbers in individual constituencies, however industry data shows that the constituency of Sheffield Heeley has 49 terminals to date.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 07/09/2015 13:54:18 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

391374

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2015
	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	Gaming Machines
	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 assessment he has made of the adequacy of the player protection measures on fixed-odds betting terminals introduced in April 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	7921
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>In April 2014 the previous Government announced action which included £50 staking measures on B2 gaming machines in bookmakers which came into force in April 2015.</p><p>The Government is monitoring the impact of the measures but it is too early to draw any definitive conclusions.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 07/09/2015 13:56:08 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

391380

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2015
	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	National Gallery: Security
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what conversations his Department has had with National Gallery (a) staff, (b) management and (c) other relevant stakeholders on the National Gallery's decision to privatise its security service.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	8061
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>The National Gallery operates at Arm's length from DCMS, and as such has responsibility for its own staffing arrangements.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>(a) The Department has corresponded with the PCS union, which represents staff at the National Gallery, on a number of occasions. No direct conversations with staff members have taken place.<br> <br> (b) The Department is in regular contact with the National Gallery, and was notified of the decision to outsource services before the process began. Staffing arrangements are a matter for the National Gallery. Further conversations have taken place where necessary for informative purposes only.<br> <br> (c) The Department has responded to correspondence from the public and MPs, but has not had conversations with any other stakeholders.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 07/09/2015 14:26:28 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

391367

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2015
	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	BBC: EU Grants and Loans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding the BBC has received from the EU in the last five years; and what conditions were attached to the use of such funding.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
	uin	7907
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>The Department does not hold this information. Under government accounting guidelines organisations are required to publish all income received, however they are not required to publish individual grants unless they are significant for their own accounts. Under the terms of the Royal Charter and Agreement, the BBC is able to seek alternative sources of funding, within a strict framework which is set and administered by the BBC Trust.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 07/09/2015 14:09:31 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell