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386454

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2015
	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	BBC: Midlands
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the BBC regarding its levels of investment in the Midlands.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	uin	HL949
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>No such discussions have taken place. However these very issues were discussed by the Minister for Culture in a Westminster Hall debate on 23 June this year. The Secretary of State will be announcing the process for Charter Review in due course, but the level of investment in the Midlands or elsewhere is ultimately a matter for the BBC.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe grouped question UIN HL950 question first answered 13/07/2015 15:04:26 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

386455

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2015
	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	BBC: Birmingham
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the BBC about the reduction in programme-making at the Mailbox in Birmingham.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	uin	HL950
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>No such discussions have taken place. However these very issues were discussed by the Minister for Culture in a Westminster Hall debate on 23 June this year. The Secretary of State will be announcing the process for Charter Review in due course, but the level of investment in the Midlands or elsewhere is ultimately a matter for the BBC.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe grouped question UIN HL949 question first answered 13/07/2015 15:04:26 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

386966

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2015
	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	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 analysis his Department has undertaken of the benefits to the economy of superfast broadband access.
	tabling member constituency	Ynys Môn
	tabling member printed	Albert Owen
	uin	5124
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2015 answer text <p>The UK Broadband Impact Study - Impact Report<em> (November 2013)</em>, an expert report by analysts SQW (with Cambridge Econometrics), estimated that the availability and take-up of faster broadband speeds since 2008 will add about £17 billion to the UK’s annual Gross Value Added (GVA) by 2024. This level of uplift contributes an average of 0.07 percentage points to real annual GVA growth over this period. It also demonstrated that the benefits will be shared across the UK, helping the rebalancing of our economy.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey grouped question UIN 5126 question first answered 28/07/2015 16:24:21 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	1474 label Biography information for Albert Owen

349709

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2015
	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	Telecommunications
	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 Digital communications infrastructure strategy, published on 18 March 2015, how much public sector spectrum has been released since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Rhondda
	tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
	uin	2036
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2015 answer text <p>62 MHz of spectrum has been already 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> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 23/07/2015 16:53:37 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

349710

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2015
	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	Telecommunications
	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 Digital communications infrastructure strategy, published on 18 March 2015, which Department will be responsible for operational management of public sector spectrum; and how the release target will be reset.
	tabling member constituency	Rhondda
	tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
	uin	2037
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2015 answer text <p>Details of how the central management of spectrum used by the public sector might best be achieved areunder discussion between Departments. The release target will be reset in the light of the Government's manifesto commitment to release more spectrum from public sector use to allow greater private sector access.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 23/07/2015 16:54:18 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

349726

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2015
	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	Telecommunications
	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 Digital communications infrastructure strategy, published on 18 March 2015, how many full-time equivalent officials are working on reviewing the use of IPv6; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Rhondda
	tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
	uin	2045
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2015 answer text <p>The use of IPv6 is a cross-departmental matter. As outlined in the Digital Communications Infrastructure Strategy, the government has commissioned an independent review of the use of IPv6 in the UK. We are in the final stages of this review and the outcomes will inform future policy making in this area. We intend to publish the outcome of the Review in due course.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 23/07/2015 16:55:10 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

381262

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2015
	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	Internet: Advertising
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2015 to Question 1710, if he will make an assessment of the potential effect of internet advertising on network requirements over the current Parliament.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	2557
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2015 answer text <p>As this is a matter for Ofcom, I will ask Ofcom to write to the Honourable Lady with their response.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 23/07/2015 16:51:32 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

383808

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2015
	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	Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Buildings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which buildings occupied by his Department are owned or part-owned privately; what the total value is of the rent paid to private landlords for the use of such buildings for official duties; and to whom such rent is paid.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	3098
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Culture, Media and Sport occupies one building that is owned or part-owned privately.The total rent per annum is £718,500 and is paid to Lazai Investment Ltd.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 23/07/2015 17:08:56 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

385507

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2015
	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	Digital Technology: Disability
	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 publish guidelines to encourage improvements in access to digital services for people with sensory loss.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast North
	tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
	uin	4034
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>Government recognises the importance of Digital Inclusion. The Government Digital Service launched the Government’s Digital Inclusion Strategy in April 2014. The Strategy sets out 10 actions that Government and partners from the public, private and voluntary sector will take to reduce digital exclusion.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 14/07/2015 14:22:06 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

385533

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2015
	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	Digital Technology: Disability
	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 improve access to digital services for people with sensory loss.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	3954
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>Government recognises the importance of Digital Inclusion. The Government Digital Service launched the Government’s Digital Inclusion Strategy in April 2014. The Strategy sets out 10 actions that Government and partners from the public, private and voluntary sector will take to reduce digital exclusion.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 14/07/2015 14:21:05 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh