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806490

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2017
	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	Information Commissioner's Office: Brexit
	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 the Information Commissioner's Office will continue to be a member of the Article 29 Working Party after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	119566
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text The exact role of the ICO in the EU post exit will be a matter for negotiations. On 24 August the Government published a future partnership paper on how to ensure the continued protection and exchange of personal data between the EU and the UK in light of the UK’s withdrawal from, and new partnership with, the EU. answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 19/12/2017 11:18:58 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

426179

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2015
	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	Broadband
	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 plans to take to improve broadband services in urban areas (a) generally and (b) for small and medium-sized businesses in 2015-16.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	14681
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2015 answer text <p>Access to broadband is of vital importance to small and medium-sized businesses, which is why the Government-funded Broadband Connection Voucher Scheme has provided over 50,000 small and medium sized enterprises with access to high speed broadband.83 per cent of homes and businesses already have access to superfast broadband services, and thanks to the Government's investment in the superfast broadband rollout, this is set to rise to 95 per cent by the end of 2017. In addition, the Government is supportingseven pilot projects exploring options for delivering superfast broadband services to the hardest to reach parts of the UK.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 09/11/2015 15:51:44 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

447706

	registered interest
	date	26/01/2016
	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	Broadband Delivery UK
	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 (a) kilometres of new duct and (b) poles installed by BT with funding from BDUK have been made available for use by other communications providers.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	24109
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2016 answer text <p>All ducts and poles in BT’s network beyond the telephone exchange are open to other providers, under the Passive Infrastructure Access obligation imposed by Ofcom, to provide primarily residential broadband services.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey grouped question UIN 24105 question first answered 29/01/2016 13:18:18 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

447707

	registered interest
	date	26/01/2016
	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	Broadband Delivery UK
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, in which BDUK contract areas (a) new duct and (b) poles installed by BT with funding from BDUK have been made available for use by other communications providers.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	24105
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2016 answer text <p>All ducts and poles in BT’s network beyond the telephone exchange are open to other providers, under the Passive Infrastructure Access obligation imposed by Ofcom, to provide primarily residential broadband services.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey grouped question UIN 24109 question first answered 29/01/2016 13:18:18 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

982638

	registered interest
	date	08/10/2018
	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	Mobile Phones: Aerials
	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 comparative assessment he has made of the appropriateness of the maximum permissible height of mobile masts in the UK and other European countries.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	175832
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2018 answer text <p>All proposals for new mobile phone masts require planning permission, either through nationally set permitted development rights or through a planning application to the local planning authority.</p><p> </p><p>In England mobile phone operators are able to install new ground-based masts of up to 25 metres in non-protected areas, and up to 20 metres in protected areas, under permitted development rights. For higher ground based masts a full application for planning permission will be required.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 11/10/2018 15:07:13 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

422900

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2015
	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	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 his Answer of 13 October 2015 to Question 11722, which companies provide fixed broadband services in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	12893
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2015 answer text <p>Any company that complies with Ofcom's General Conditions Entitlement has authorisation to provide telecommunications services in the UK. This Department does not hold a comprehensive list of companies that provide fixed broadband services in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 29/10/2015 16:45:11 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

431935

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2015
	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: Illegal Broadcasting
	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 pirate radio broadcasting installations have been taken off air by enforcement action in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	17528
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p>As part of Ofcom’sresponsibilityfor protecting and managing radio spectrum, enforcement operations arecarried out every year to remove pirate radio broadcasts. After the success of these operations, and the combined effort of local authorities, the number of pirate stations still broadcasting has significantly reduced, explaining the decline in number of pirate stations taken off air in 2014. This success has led Ofcom to launch a new initiative involving local authorities and other owners of high rise residential buildings to remove the presence of illegal broadcasters. The results have already been positive, with the complete removal of pirate radio broadcasters in the London Boroughs of Haringey and Islington.</p><p><br></p><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Year</strong></td><td><p><strong>Number of Pirate Radio Stations</strong></p><p><strong>Taken off the air</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><strong>2010 </strong></td><td><strong>104</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>2011 </strong></td><td><strong>96</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>2012</strong></td><td><strong>99</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>2013</strong></td><td><strong>102</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>2014</strong></td><td><strong>69</strong></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><strong><br>Background</strong></p><p><br>This year Ofcom began a new initiative involving local authorities and other owners of high rise residential properties to remove the presence of illegal broadcasters from their buildings. Ofcom has implemented this strategy with a number of London boroughs already. The results have been positive, with the complete removal of pirate broadcasts in the London Boroughs of Haringey and Islington. Ofcom intends to pursue this further.</p><br /> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 30/11/2015 10:30:59 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

687269

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2017
	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	Data Protection: EU Law
	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 she is taking to secure an adequacy of the protection of data decision from the European Commission.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	908727
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2017 answer text <p>As part of plans for the UK’s exit from the EU, the Government will be seeking to ensure that data flows between the UK and the EU are uninterrupted, and will be considering all the available options that will provide legal certainty for businesses and citizens alike.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 09/02/2017 13:02:48 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1134562

	registered interest
	date	25/06/2019
	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	Internet: Safety
	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 he has made of the implications for the aims of the Online Harms White Paper of the adoption of new technical standards to bypass the blocking of online content; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	268954
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>As set out in the Online Harms White Paper, the Government will establish a new statutory duty of care to make companies take more responsibility for the safety of their users. Compliance with this duty of care will be overseen and enforced by an independent regulator. We are currently consulting on which enforcement powers the regulator should have at its disposal to ensure it can take effective action against companies that breach their legal duty. Alongside this consultation, we continue to work with industry to understand the implications of the changing technologies and to promote approaches that work for the good of all.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 01/07/2019 14:00:51 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

654554

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2016
	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	Mobile Phones: 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 she has made of the potential effect on European mobile data roaming charges for UK citizens of the UK leaving the EU; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	56454
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2016 answer text <p>As we conduct our negotiations to leave the EU, we will aim to obtain the best deal for consumers on roaming, to support participation in a single market for digital goods and services.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 12/12/2016 17:08:33 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms