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651844

registered interest
date	05/12/2016
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ashton of Hyde on 17 November (HL3043), whether a contingency plan for the Programme Making and Special Events sector exists; if not, when they will start to draft a contingency plan; and which stakeholders will be consulted as the contingency plan is compiled.
tabling member printed	Baroness Benjamin
uin	HL3825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2016 answer text <p>Analysis has shown that enough spectrum has been made available for PMSE to meet all demand. It is, therefore, up to industry to decide how they work within the constraints of the allocated spectrum and to plan their events accordingly.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 12/12/2016 14:42:56 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	4167 label Biography information for Baroness Benjamin

651845

registered interest
date	05/12/2016
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ashton of Hyde on 17 November (HL3046), what has been the reaction of the French, German and Dutch regulators to the representations made by Ofcom; and what further discussions they will be having with other European countries to ensure that future spectrum allocations do not have unintended consequences for the Programme Making and Special Events sector.
tabling member printed	Baroness Benjamin
uin	HL3826
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2016 answer text <p>At the current time, other European countries believe there will be enough capacity within the 470-694MHz band to meet the requirements of the Programme Making &amp; Special Events industry so, other than the UK, there are currently no plans in other countries to allocate alternative spectrum for PMSE.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 12/12/2016 14:43:34 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	4167 label Biography information for Baroness Benjamin

631022

registered interest
date	07/11/2016
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the number of live events that it would not be possible to stage in their current form should no audio Programme Making and Special Events (PMSE) equipment be available for use in the 960–1164MHz band by Q2 2020 when the 700MHz band is cleared of PMSE users.
tabling member printed	Baroness Benjamin
uin	HL3041
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2016 answer text <p>DCMS has not made any formal assessment but has noted the analysis published by Ofcom in May 2014, and that since May 2014 additional spectrum has been made available for audio PMSE in the 800 MHz and 1800 MHz duplex gaps, for which equipment is already available.</p><p> </p><p>Ofcom is working with manufacturers to encourage development of PMSE audio equipment for use in the 960-1164 MHz band.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 17/11/2016 12:57:07 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	4167 label Biography information for Baroness Benjamin

631023

registered interest
date	07/11/2016
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the potential financial cost to the UK creative industries and wider economy should no audio Programme Making and Special Events (PMSE) equipment be available for use in the 960–1160MHz band by Q2 2020 when the 700MHz band is cleared of PMSE users.
tabling member printed	Baroness Benjamin
uin	HL3042
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2016 answer text <p>DCMS has not made any formal assessment beyond noting Ofcom’s published analysis.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 17/11/2016 13:09:47 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	4167 label Biography information for Baroness Benjamin

631024

registered interest
date	07/11/2016
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with Ofcom about contingency plans for the audio Programme Making and Special Events (PMSE) sector should no audio PMSE equipment be available for use in the 960–1164MHz band by Q2 2020 when the 700MHz band is cleared of PMSE users.
tabling member printed	Baroness Benjamin
uin	HL3043
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2016 answer text <p>Ofcom provides monthly updates to DCMS on its work to encourage development of equipment for use in the 960-1164 MHz band. DCMS and Ofcom are also holding meetings with PMSE representatives and equipment manufacturers.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 17/11/2016 13:10:19 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	4167 label Biography information for Baroness Benjamin

631025

registered interest
date	07/11/2016
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with Ofcom about the decision against allocating the 1525–1559MHz band for audio Programme Making and Special Events use.
tabling member printed	Baroness Benjamin
uin	HL3044
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2016 answer text <p>The Government has heard Ofcom’s reasons for allocating the 960-1164 MHz band for PMSE rather than the 1525-1559 MHz band, as set out in Ofcom’s decision published on 10 March 2016. Ofcom’s assessment shows that the 960-1164 MHz band offers a better option for sharing spectrum as well as more long-term stability to PMSE users than the 1525-1559 MHz band.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 17/11/2016 13:10:37 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	4167 label Biography information for Baroness Benjamin

631026

registered interest
date	07/11/2016
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government which European administrations or regulators have expressed an intention to allocate the 960–1164MHz band of spectrum for use by audio Programme Making and Special Events.
tabling member printed	Baroness Benjamin
uin	HL3045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2016 answer text <p>Ofcom has been very active in making representations to other administrations and regulators about the opportunities for utilising the 960-1164 MHz band. Ofcom has shared its analysis with the European Commission and the Conference of European Post and Telecommunications (CEPT) as well as making direct contact with spectrum regulators in France, Germany, Greece, The Netherlands, Portugal and Sweden.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 17/11/2016 13:29:52 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	4167 label Biography information for Baroness Benjamin

631027

registered interest
date	07/11/2016
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to other European administrations about allocating the 960–1164MHz band of spectrum for use by audio Programme Making and Special Events.
tabling member printed	Baroness Benjamin
uin	HL3046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2016 answer text <p>DCMS has not made representations.</p><p> </p><p>Ofcom has been very active in making representations to other administrations and regulators about the opportunities for utilising the 960-1164 MHz band. Ofcom has shared its analysis with the European Commission and the Conference of European Post and Telecommunications (CEPT) as well as making direct contact with spectrum regulators in France, Germany, Greece, The Netherlands, Portugal and Sweden.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 17/11/2016 13:40:58 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	4167 label Biography information for Baroness Benjamin

451465

registered interest
date	09/02/2016
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, whether his Department has decided on a date for the conclusion of the public sector spectrum release.
tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
uin	26461
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2016 answer text <p>Budget 2016 announces a new government commitment that 750MHz of valuable public sector spectrum in bands under 10GHz will be made available by 2022, of which 500MHz will be made available by 2020. All revenue from spectrum auctions is paid into the Consolidated Fund operated by HM Treasury.</p><p /><p /> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey grouped question UIN 26460 question first answered 20/04/2016 12:47:56 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry

451466

registered interest
date	09/02/2016
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, how much revenue received from previous spectrum sales has been reinvested into digital infrastructure.
tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
uin	26460
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2016 answer text <p>Budget 2016 announces a new government commitment that 750MHz of valuable public sector spectrum in bands under 10GHz will be made available by 2022, of which 500MHz will be made available by 2020. All revenue from spectrum auctions is paid into the Consolidated Fund operated by HM Treasury.</p><p /><p /> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey grouped question UIN 26461 question first answered 20/04/2016 12:47:56 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry