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749331

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	21st Century Fox: Sky
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether she will make a decision on referring the 21st Century Fox bid for Sky to the Competition and Markets Authority before the summer recess; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	3592
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Gentleman to the oral statement made to the House on 29 June [Official Report 29 June; Vol 626 Col 762] by the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, in particular to the response given to the Hon Member for Wellingborough [Col 770]</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 11/07/2017 12:31:55 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

749635

registered interest
date	07/07/2017
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	21st Century Fox: Sky
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will postpone any decision on the proposed takeover of Sky by 21st Century Fox until after the publication of any report on the second stage of the Leveson Inquiry.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	3669
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>As set out in previous statements to the House, the Secretary of State's quasi-judicial responsibilities in relation to the proposed acquisition of Sky by 21st Century Fox will be discharged thoroughly, robustly and transparently. Such decisions must also be taken as promptly as is reasonably practicable.</p><p>On 29 June the Secretary of State announced that she is minded-to refer the merger to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) on media plurality grounds. In coming to a final decision, consideration will be given to the available evidence before her including any further representations received following the call for evidence which closed on 14 July.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 17/07/2017 14:31:47 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

751256

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	21st Century Fox: Sky
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will postpone the Fox takeover of Sky until the second half of the Leveson Inquiry has been completed.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	4661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>As set out in previous statements to the House, the Secretary of State's quasi-judicial responsibilities in relation to the proposed acquisition of Sky by 21st Century Fox will be discharged, robustly and transparently. Such decisions must also be taken as promptly as is reasonably practicable.</p><p> </p><p>On 29 June the Secretary of State announced that she is minded-to refer the merger to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) on media plurality grounds. In coming to a final decision, consideration will be given to the available evidence before her including any further representations received following the call for evidence which closed on 14 July.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 17/07/2017 14:13:33 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

749333

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Art Works: Ethnic Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the representation of BME people in (a) the Royal Collection and (b) the national collection of art; and what proportion of those portrayed in the visual arts in each of those collections are BME.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	3589
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not hold the data requested.</p><p><br> The Government is clear that it expects DCMS-sponsored museums to represent our diverse society in their artistic talent, workforce and audiences. DCMS-sponsored museums and galleries that actively collect and commission works of art are taking steps to interpret and add to their existing collections in ways that reflect contributions of black and minority ethnic (BME) people</p><p> </p><p>The Royal Collection is a private art collection of the British Royal Family. The Royal Collection Trust is responsible for its acquisitions.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 11/07/2017 13:06:50 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

750084

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Arts: European Union
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to ensure the UK's continued participation in the Sectoral Social Dialogue Committees on (a) live performance and (b) audio-visual after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	3824
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>European organisations, who are the social partners that contribute and engage with the Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee are not restricted to organisations that are within the EU. For example, the EBU (European Broadcasting Union), which represents 73 public service broadcasters in 56 Countries, participates in the Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee for Audio-visual. Insofar as UK organisations are represented in the social partners, we expect no change to the continued participation</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 13/07/2017 15:03:57 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

750826

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Arts: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what her policy is on the arms-length principle for the funding of the arts.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	4314
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government believes that decisions about arts funding should be taken at arms length from politicians. This is vital to protect freedom of artistic expression. Arts Council England makes decisions about which organisations and projects it funds independently of the Government. This has most recently been demonstrated by its announcement of its proposed funding for its 2018 to 2022 National Portfolio of arts organisations.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 17/07/2017 15:11:58 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

748633

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	BBC: Video on Demand
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she had with the BBC before the introduction of compulsory registration for BBC iPlayer services.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	3027
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>Requiring users to register for BBC iPlayer services was a decision taken by the BBC. The BBC is operationally and editorially independent from government, and the government has had no formal engagement with the BBC on this issue.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 13/07/2017 14:49:12 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

750080

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, 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 Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions her Department has had with BT and Openreach on the location of unlit fibre and ducting laid across the UK.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	3751
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>Ministers regularly discuss a wide range of issues with BT and Openreach.</p><p> </p><p>Openreach has introduced an online mapping tool, which provides other telecoms providers with the locations of its poles and underground ducts, although the tool was introduced in the context of PIA (its duct and pole access remedy).</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 13/07/2017 15:19:49 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

748632

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Broadband: Oxford West and Abingdon
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to improve broadband connectivity in Oxford West and Abingdon constituency.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	3026
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>Broadband is a modern necessity and the Department is working hard to ensure that everyone in Britain has the connection they need to be involved in our digital society. The Government has invested £1.7 billion of public money to support vital improvements in broadband services across the UK. This funding has created more than four million new superfast connections to date. Over 93% of UK premises are now able to access superfast speeds and we are on track to reach our target of 95% by the end of the year.</p><p> </p><p>The constituency of Oxford West and Abingdon falls within the area covered by Better Broadband for Oxfordshire (http://www.betterbroadbandoxfordshire.org.uk/cms/). The government has invested over £8 million in the Better Broadband for Oxfordshire project, with local funds contributing over £13 million further. Over 4,600 premises in the constituency have received superfast broadband coverage as a result of this project. Superfast coverage in the constituency sits at over 98.8% according to third party monitoring by ThinkBroadband http://labs.thinkbroadband.com/local/oxford-west-and-abingdon,E14000874.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 13/07/2017 14:51:30 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

750081

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Broadband: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions her Department has had with BT and Openreach on pilot projects to utilise fibre laid above ground via existing utility poles, especially in rural areas of Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	3752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>Ministers regularly discuss a wide range of issues with BT and Openreach.</p><p>The use of utility infrastructure to deploy telecommunications fibre has been made easier by the Communications (Access to Infrastructure) Regulations 2016, which transposed the EU Broadband Cost Reduction Directive to UK law. This ensures that digital communications providers can access other providers’ physical infrastructure, across a range of sectors, on fair and reasonable terms.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 13/07/2017 15:20:21 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr