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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

451469

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, when he plans to carry out a full ratio frequency allocation review; and whether he plans to coordinate future allocation of bandwidth with EU member states.
tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
uin	26475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2016 answer text <p>Ofcom, the independent regulator, regularly review what spectrum is allocated when they update the UK Frequency Allocation Table which is published on their website at <a href="http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/spectrum/information/uk-fat/" target="_blank">http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/spectrum/information/uk-fat/</a> Ofcom takes into account allocations across Europe and the world when making decisions on spectrum allocation and represents UK at international spectrum meetings under direction by the UK Government.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 22/02/2016 11:55:57 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry

450197

registered interest
date	03/02/2016
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, what the evidential basis is for clearing the 700 MHz band of spectrum requiring £600 million in funding; and what discussions his Department had with representatives of the programme making and special events sector prior to agreeing that figure.
tabling member constituency	Mid Worcestershire
tabling member printed	Nigel Huddleston
uin	25626
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2016 answer text <p>In March 2015, Government announced funding of up to £600m to fund the clearance of the 700MHz band and, as part of the programme, we are committed to safeguarding the ongoing benefits of PMSE to the UK economy. Ofcom have published a consultation outlining alternative spectrum bands for PMSE users, and we are currently working with Ofcom to look at how PMSE users can be supported if they need to buy new equipment.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey grouped question UIN 25627 question first answered 11/02/2016 10:58:01 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston

450198

registered interest
date	03/02/2016
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, what proportion of the £600 million funding allocated for clearing the 700 MHz band of spectrum will be made available to the programme making and special events sector to compensate for the cost of new equipment required as a result of access to that band ending.
tabling member constituency	Mid Worcestershire
tabling member printed	Nigel Huddleston
uin	25627
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2016 answer text <p>In March 2015, Government announced funding of up to £600m to fund the clearance of the 700MHz band and, as part of the programme, we are committed to safeguarding the ongoing benefits of PMSE to the UK economy. Ofcom have published a consultation outlining alternative spectrum bands for PMSE users, and we are currently working with Ofcom to look at how PMSE users can be supported if they need to buy new equipment.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey grouped question UIN 25626 question first answered 11/02/2016 10:58:01 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston

450199

registered interest
date	03/02/2016
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, what discussions his Department has had with Ofcom on (a) allocating additional resources and (b) developing additional measures to monitor accidental interference to programme making and special events services from (i) licence-exempt and (ii) manually configure white space devices.
tabling member constituency	Mid Worcestershire
tabling member printed	Nigel Huddleston
uin	25628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2016 answer text <p>Government considers Ofcom's existing powers of enforcement sufficient to address interference from unlicensed use at this time. Ofcom is working with the Federation of Communication Services to develop a Code of Practice for the installation of manually configured white space devices. Ofcom also plans to conduct early-phase compliance checks on licensees of manually configured devices.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 24/02/2016 13:56:10 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston

391376

registered interest
date	20/07/2015
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	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, what assessment his Department has made of the increase in the amount of radio spectrum which will be made available to the private sector by 2020.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	8014
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>The current target is to release 500 MHz of spectrum below 5 GHz by 2020, of which 62 MHz has already been 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><p>The Productivity Plan published on 10 July announced that the Government had implemented a new model for the centralised management of public sector spectrum. Under this model a new Central Management Unit based in the Shareholder Executive will propose a new target for public sector spectrum release to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, along with a plan and timetable for achieving it.</p><p> </p><p>Terms of reference outlining how this new model works will be published on <a href="http://www.gov.uk/" target="_blank">gov.uk</a> in due course.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 07/09/2015 14:11:08 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

390686

registered interest
date	16/07/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Radio Frequencies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was raised from the sale of radio spectrum in each financial year since 2010-11; and how much he expects to accrue to the public purse in such ways in each financial year to 2019-20.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	7641
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2015 answer text <p>The following was raised from the sale of radio spectrum since financial year 2010-11:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Sale revenue (£)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2,368,273,322</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>0 (to date)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Ofcom may determine appropriate reserve prices for spectrum sales in future years and will advise Government on expected sale revenues as part of its preparations for spectrum auctions. Ofcom publishes an annual ‘Section 400 Account Licence Fees and Penalties Account’ which details spectrum fees arising from Wireless Telegraphy Act licences. Their most recent report can be found at <a href="http://www.ofcom.org.uk/content/about/annual-reports-plans/1262041/annual-report-14-15/Ofcom_S400_2014-15_accounts.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.ofcom.org.uk/content/about/annual-reports-plans/1262041/annual-report-14-15/Ofcom_S400_2014-15_accounts.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 22/07/2015 15:12:58 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

224662

registered interest
date	03/03/2015
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	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, what progress he has made on promoting sharing of Government-owned spectrum.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	225982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2015 answer text This Government has made good progress on Government shared spectrum. 62 MHz of Government used spectrum has already been shared or released. 140 MHz of spectrum at 2.3 GHz and 3.4 GHz will be released entirely from public to private use. answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 06/03/2015 11:57:24 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

168888

registered interest
date	09/12/2014
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, what steps he has taken to safeguard the use of radio microphones and related equipment under the Government's spectrum allocation policy.
tabling member constituency	Mid Worcestershire
tabling member printed	Sir Peter Luff
uin	217841
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>Ofcom is currently conducting a strategic review of the PMSE sector’s future spectrum requirements. One of the objectives of this review is to ensure audio PMSE devices have access to sufficient spectrum to continue delivering the benefits they provide following Ofcom’s decision to make the 700 MHz band available for mobile data. Ofcom is aiming to conlcude this review in 2015.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 16/12/2014 16:01:32 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	268 label Biography information for Sir Peter Luff