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758655

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2017
	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	National Lottery: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much the National Lottery received from the sale of lottery tickets in each constituency in Wales in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Wrexham
	tabling member printed	Ian C. Lucas
	uin	9381
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>National Lottery good cause money is allocated by expert bodies at arm's length from Government, taking account of their own priorities and the need for equitable distribution. It is not linked to sales distribution and Government does not collate this information.</p><p> </p><p>Data on ticket sales is a matter for Camelot, the National Lottery operator. Camelot releases detailed national sales information which can be found online at: http://www.camelotgroup.co.uk/about-us/reporting. Camelot does not release more granular sales data due to its commercially sensitive nature.</p><p> </p><p>Information on projects in receipt of a Lottery award can be found on the National Lottery Grants Database at the following link; http://www.lottery.culture.gov.uk and from Lottery Distributors' own websites.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 12/09/2017 16:49:34 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

758657

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2017
	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	Tickets: Sales
	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 departmental guidance on the implementation of the Digital Economy Act 2017 will make it clear that section 106 encompasses all methods of mass online harvesting of tickets.
	tabling member constituency	South Cambridgeshire
	tabling member printed	Heidi Allen
	uin	9521
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>Section 106 of the Digital Economy Act 2017 provides the power for government to introduce a criminal offence in order to address the purchase of tickets for a recreational, sporting or cultural event in excess of the maximum permitted where this has been undertaken by the use of automated software ('bots'). The precise nature of the regulations is being developed in consultation with relevant stakeholders and they will be tabled in due course.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 19/09/2017 14:05:02 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4516 label Biography information for Heidi Allen

758921

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2017
	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	Tourism: Republic of Ireland
	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 her Department has made of the effect of the UK leaving the EU on the tourism industry shared between the UK and the Republic of Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	9629
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2017 answer text <p>DCMS will not produce a public assessment of the potential effects of exiting the EU for specific sectors, including how the tourism industry between the UK and the Republic of Ireland might be affected. However, the department is engaging with the tourism sector and devolved administrations to ensure that views about the challenges and opportunities of the UK’s exit from the EU are considered in policy development.</p><p> </p><p>We will pursue a deep and special partnership with the EU, ensuring the continued growth of our thriving tourism sector. The UK Government, Irish Government, and European Union all agree on maintaining the Common Travel Area. Our view is that an agreement on protecting and upholding the CTA and associated bilateral arrangements should be concluded at an early stage.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 15/09/2017 14:09:56 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

758637

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2017
	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: Rural Areas
	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 speeds in rural areas.
	tabling member constituency	Ochil and South Perthshire
	tabling member printed	Luke Graham
	uin	9481
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2017 answer text <p>Superfast Broadband is now available to nearly 94% of premises in the UK and is on track to reach 95% by the end of 2017 and we recently announced £645M funding to take this further. By 2020, we will ensure universal broadband access to at least 10Mbps, so that no home or business is left behind.</p><p> </p><p>The Local Full Fibre Networks programme will be available across the UK, including in rural areas. Funding from the programme is likely to deliver fibre installations in areas where the current cost of delivering fibre is not commercially viable.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 15/09/2017 09:35:51 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4622 label Biography information for Luke Graham

758653

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2017
	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	Public Libraries: Staff
	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 estimate she has made of the number of children's librarians in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	9361
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not collect data on the number of children's librarians in public libraries in England.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 14/09/2017 14:19:20 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

758654

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2017
	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: Meetings
	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 list the attendees at any roundtable events that she or Ministers in her Department have held with representatives of the creative industries.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	9406
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The department meets daily with stakeholders from across the range of DCMS policy. The most formal contact with the creative industries is through the Creative Industries Council and its members. Further details including membership of the Council and minutes of council meetings are available on the GOV.UK website.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 9412 question first answered 12/09/2017 16:23:09 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

758656

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2017
	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: Meetings
	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 publish details of (a) the roundtable events she or Ministers of her Department have held with representatives of the creative industries and (b) the attendees at those events.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	9412
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The department meets daily with stakeholders from across the range of DCMS policy. The most formal contact with the creative industries is through the Creative Industries Council and its members. Further details including membership of the Council and minutes of council meetings are available on the GOV.UK website.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 9406 question first answered 12/09/2017 16:23:09 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan