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169781

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
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	Public Buildings: WiFi
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the announcement on 30 October 2014 of free wifi in public buildings, by what procedure the list of buildings was decided; what criteria were used to select those buildings; what representations he received from local government and businesses in Glasgow, Newcastle, Nottingham, Sheffield and Bristol; how the cost will be funded; how much of that funding is from the Super Connected Cities budget; and what funds local authorities are contributing.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	218428
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>The Super Connected Cities Programme is funding the implementation of Wi-Fi in Public Buildings in many of the 22 Super Connected Cities. The cities chose whether to run Wi-Fi projects and which public buildings should be included. Participating cities run the procurement and contracting process themselves. Some cities, such as Newcastle, are in the process of appointing a contractor. Others, such as Bristol, chose to allocate their Super Connected Cities allocations to other projects. The cities take responsibility for ongoing management of the Wi-Fi services and running costs. We have not received any representations from Glasgow, Nottingham and Sheffield regarding provision of Wi-Fi services.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 16/12/2014 16:24:07 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

169784

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
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	Broadband
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 25 November 2014 to Question 215926, what the gap is between availability and actual take-up of superfast broadband in both (a) percentage and (b) absolute terms.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	218400
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>Ofcom’s Infrastructure Report 2014 stated that the availability of superfast broadband was 75% of UK premises in June 2014, that take-up of fixed broadband was 73% of UK residential premises, and that take-up of superfast broadband was 21% of UK premises.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 17/12/2014 10:20:18 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

169790

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
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	European Commission
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 the (a) Vice President of the European Commission for the Digital Single Market and (b) the Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	218398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>DCMS ministers have not yet held meetings with the Vice President of the European Commission for the Digital Single Market or the Commissioner for Digital Economy President. However, the Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General met the Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society on 6<sup>th</sup> November to discuss, amongst other things, the digital single market. I am also looking to engage with both Commissioners early in the New Year. DCMS officials are also in regular contact with the Commission.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 17/12/2014 10:06:51 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

169792

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
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	Television: Fees and Charges
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 risk of channel loss to viewers on a temporary basis in international content markets that have a retransmission fees regime in place.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	218399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>No assessment has been made.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 17/12/2014 10:07:50 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

169949

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
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	Broadband: Urban Areas
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 of the Super Connected Cities budget (a) remaining for 2014-15 and (b) allocated for 2015-16 is allocated to advertising or advertising agencies.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	218429
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>We have allocated up to £2.2 million of the Super Connected Cities budget for 2014-15 for marketing of the connection Voucher Scheme. No funding has been allocated for marketing in 2015-16.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 16/12/2014 16:25:33 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

169950

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
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	Broadband
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 broadband connection vouchers have been awarded in each month since March 2014; who the beneficiaries are; and in what regions those beneficiaries are located.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	218430
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>There have been 6,030 vouchers issued to small and medium sized businesses across the UK in the 22 Super Connected Cities.</p><p> </p><p>280 vouchers were issued as part of the Market Test Pilot Phase, which commenced last summer, and a further 77 vouchers were issued by cities before March 2014. From March 2014 to November 2014 5,673 vouchers have been issued.</p><p> </p><p>The monthly issue rate is as follows:</p><p>Mar-14 104</p><p>Apr-14 187</p><p>May-14 323</p><p>Jun-14 387</p><p>Jul-14 530</p><p>Aug-14 644</p><p>Sep-14 925</p><p>Oct-14 1476</p><p>Nov-14 1097</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Voucher numbers are not collated on a regional basis. However, the breakdown of vouchers issued across the four nations of the UK since March is as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>England 4904</p><p>Scotland 250</p><p>Wales 209</p><p>Northern Ireland 310</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 16/12/2014 16:27:38 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

169371

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Food Banks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he has visited a foodbank.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	218009
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>I visited Oxford Food Bank on 12 June 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 15/12/2014 17:22:56 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

169378

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
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	Broadband
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to paragraph 10.11 of the National Infrastructure Plan 2014, what the basis is for the assessment that £500 million will be needed for superfast broadband to reach an additional five per cent of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	218043
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>The £500 million figure quoted in the National Infrastructure Plan is the estimated total public sector funding required to offset the commercial funding gap. It is therefore the estimated public sector contribution that combined with commercial investment would be needed to make deliver the additional 5% superfast broadband coverage viable for commercial investors.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 16/12/2014 16:22:52 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

169422

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
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	Broadband: Government Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Government has sought external legal advice on EU state aid in relation to Broadband Delivery UK and broadband rollout.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	218010
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>The Department engaged external commercial legal experts to provide legal advice on a range commercial related questions, including State aid. The external legal advisers worked with the DCMS Legal team, the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills State aid team and the UK Government representatives in Brussels to support the UK's state aid notification.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 17/12/2014 10:32:25 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

169427

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
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	Press
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what newspapers and magazines are circulated to the private offices of each of his Department's Ministers.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	218068
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>The following newspapers and magazines are distributed to the private offices of DCMS ministers: The Financial Times, The Times, The Guardian, The Independent, The Telegraph, The Daily Mail, The Daily Express, The Sun, The Daily Mirror, The Spectator, The Racing Post.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 15/12/2014 17:00:16 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant