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418054

registered interest
date	09/09/2015
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	Local Press: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress he has made on introduction of tax relief for local newspapers.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	9731
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>Government is consulting on the introduction of a business rates relief to support local newspapers in England as they adapt to new technology and changing circumstances. The consultation will close on 30 September 2015. Further details can be found here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/the-case-for-a-business-rates-relief-for-local-newspapers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/the-case-for-a-business-rates-relief-for-local-newspapers</a></p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 14/09/2015 14:23:23 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

417571

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
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 Radio
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the BBC's overall market share of (a) national, (b) local and (c) digital radio was in the most recent year for which information is available.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	9377
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2015 answer text <p>The data is set out in the annual Ofcom Communications Market Report, which was last published in August 2015. Ofcom uses data collected and published quarterly by RAJAR Ltd (Radio Joint Audience Research). The RAJAR figures for Q1 2015 covering the reach and share of radio listening for BBC radio stations and commercial radio services are set out in the tables below.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Percentage reach of the population (all adults 15+)</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>All BBC radio 65.2%</p></td><td><p>All commercial radio 63.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All BBC network services 59.2%</p></td><td><p>All National commercial 32.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All BBC nations/local services 16.5%</p></td><td><p>All local commercial radio 50.0%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br><br></p><p><strong>Table 2: Share of all radio listening hours (all adults 15+)</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Total 100%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BBC network services 46.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BBC nations/local services 7.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>National commercial 14.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local commercial 28.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other (incl. community radio) 2.8%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Details of the BBC’s share of all digital radio listening were not published by Ofcom in the latest CMR report. Ofcom have provided DCMS with an analysis of the Q2 2015 RAJAR figures for all digital radio listening which are set out in the table below:</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 3 Share of all radio listening hours (all adults 15+)</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>All digital radio 39.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Of which:</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BBC network services 19.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BBC nations/local services 1.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>National commercial 8.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local commercial 7.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not stated 3.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 15/09/2015 08:54:54 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

417572

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
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: UK Membership of EU
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which external organisations he has met to discuss the consequences of the UK leaving the EU in each of the last three years; and how many times he has met each such organisation.
tabling member constituency	Bury North
tabling member printed	Mr David Nuttall
uin	9533
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>The Government is focused on delivering a successful renegotiation: it believes it can and will succeed in reforming and renegotiating our relationship with the EU and campaigning to keep the UK in the EU on that basis. The Secretary of State regularly meets with a range of external organisations to discuss the Government's objectives in Europe. Details of Ministerial meetings with external organisations are published quarterly.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 14/09/2015 14:21:45 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4140 label Biography information for Mr David Nuttall

417573

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
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: UK Membership of EU
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 officials in his Department are engaged in research into the effects of the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Bury North
tabling member printed	Mr David Nuttall
uin	9497
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>The Government is focused on delivering a successful renegotiation: it believes it can and will succeed in reforming and renegotiating our relationship with the EU and campaigning to keep the UK in the EU on that basis. Departments are appropriately resourced to support the Government’s priorities in Europe.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 14/09/2015 14:19:01 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4140 label Biography information for Mr David Nuttall

417574

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
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	Exercise and Sports
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 discussions Ministers in his Department have had with regional and devolved administrations on promoting sport and exercise in local communities.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	9479
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2015 answer text <p>I am committed to ensuring that the benefits of sport can be realised by all communities across the country. Whilst there have been no meetings specifically on this issue recently, I am always open to discussions with colleagues around the country and Sport England has a specific remit to work at all levels, for example funding the County Sports Partnerships which work directly with local councils.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently consulting on our new sport strategy and will of course be taking devolved and regional issues into consideration as part of this. Earlier this year the Department for Culture, Media and Sport ministers signed the UK up to take part in the first ever European Week of Sport - the European Commission’s new initiative to promote sport and exercise in local communities across Europe, working with Sport England, Sport Wales, Sport Scotland and Sport Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 15/09/2015 08:48:34 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

417575

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
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: UK Membership of EU
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which external organisations officials in his Department have met to discuss the consequences of the UK leaving the EU in each of the last three years; and how many meetings such officials have had with each such organisation.
tabling member constituency	Bury North
tabling member printed	Mr David Nuttall
uin	9515
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>The Government is focused on delivering a successful renegotiation: it believes it can and will succeed in reforming and renegotiating our relationship with the EU and campaigning to keep the UK in the EU on that basis. Officials regularly meet with a range of external organisations to discuss the Government's objectives in Europe.</p><blockquote><p> </p></blockquote> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 14/09/2015 14:20:21 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4140 label Biography information for Mr David Nuttall

417577

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
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	Music: Finance
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 21 July 2015 to Question 6921, what the monetary values were of the successful applications in each year in the tables provided.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	9556
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2015 answer text <p>The figures in the tables represent total numbers of applications to the open-access Grants for the arts programme - classified in part, or mainly focused, on Brass or Opera in the years since 2012/13 to 2015/16 to date (09/09/15).</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>BRASS AND SILVER BANDS</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Decision Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015/2016 YTD</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>TOTAL 12/13 - 15/16 YTD</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Applications</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>137</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Offers Made</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>49</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£ Value</p></td><td><p>£87,929</p></td><td><p>£290,244</p></td><td><p>£165,457</p></td><td><p>£249,531</p></td><td><p>£793,161</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Average award value</p></td><td><p>£10,991</p></td><td><p>£19,350</p></td><td><p>£10,341</p></td><td><p>£24,953</p></td><td><p>£16,187</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Unsuccessful</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>88</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Success Rate</p></td><td><p>35%</p></td><td><p>43%</p></td><td><p>35%</p></td><td><p>30%</p></td><td><p>36%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>*OPERA / MUSIC THEATRE</strong></p><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Decision Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/2015</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2015/2016 YTD</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>TOTAL 12/13 -15/16 YTD</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Applications</p></td><td><p>83</p></td><td><p>121</p></td><td><p>183</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>99</p></td><td><p>486</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Offers Made</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>69</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>34</p></td><td><p>181</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£ Value</p></td><td><p>£652,976</p></td><td><p>£1,094,321</p></td><td><p>£1,138,012</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>£996,459</p></td><td><p>£3,881,768</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Average award value</p></td><td><p>£20,406</p></td><td><p>£23,790</p></td><td><p>£16,493</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>£29,308</p></td><td><p>£21,446</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Unsuccessful</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>114</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>65</p></td><td><p>305</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Success Rate</p></td><td><p>39%</p></td><td><p>38%</p></td><td><p>38%</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>34%</p></td><td><p>37%</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>*</strong> <em>Opera is contained in those applications for musical theatre, which is defined as a genre of drama in which singing and dancing play an essential part.</em></p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 15/09/2015 09:01:19 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

417578

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
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: 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 assessment he has made of the time taken by Openreach to provide for the connection of new housing developments to telephone and internet services in Sheffield, Heeley constituency.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	9565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2015 answer text <p>I understand from Openreach that there is currently a problem with one site in the Sheffield Healey constituency that is now being addressed following a series of delays. Residents should be provided with service by the end of September.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 15/09/2015 09:02:50 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

417227

registered interest
date	07/09/2015
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: Carbon Emissions
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 his Department spent on carbon offsetting in each of the last three years; and to which companies payments in respect of carbon offsetting were made in each such year.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	9165
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2015 answer text <p>We pay an annual fee of £1290 as part of the Government's CRC (Carbon Reduction Commitment) Energy Efficiency Scheme. Payments are made to the Environment Agency.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 15/09/2015 09:27:25 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

417228

registered interest
date	07/09/2015
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: Consultants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what policy evaluations have been carried out by external organisations for his Department and its agencies in each financial year since 2010-11; whether the output of those evaluations was published; which organisation carried out each such evaluation; and what the value of each contract to provide that evaluation was.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	9245
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>Since 2010-11 the Department has commissioned the following policy evaluations from external organisations.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Title</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Published</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Organisation</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Value</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Meta-evaluation of the impacts and legacy of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games</p></td><td><p>Yes</p></td><td><p>Grant Thornton</p></td><td><p>£1,400,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The UK's National Broadband Scheme - an independent evaluation report</p></td><td><p>Yes</p></td><td><p>Oxera</p></td><td><p>£117,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Department does not hold information on evaluations commissioned by its arm’s length bodies centrally.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 14/09/2015 14:25:38 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna