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78667

registered interest
date	17/07/2014
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	Telecommunications
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 expects to repond to the Law Commission recommendations on reform of the Electronic Communications Code.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Mr Alan Reid
uin	206469
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>Since the Law Commission published its report on the reform of the Electronic Communications Code in February 2013, my Department has been considering the implications of the recommendations on network rollout and service provision to consumers. In January 2014 we published an economic analysis of the impact of various wayleave valuation regimes. A copy of this report has been placed in the House of Commons library. The analysis work is ongoing and I will make public the plans to reform the Electronic Communications Code, and respond to the Law Commission’s report, in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 22/07/2014 13:44:37 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1385 label Biography information for Mr Alan Reid

78668

registered interest
date	17/07/2014
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	National Lottery: North Yorkshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will estimate the total amount of money awarded to good causes by the National Lottery in (a) Harrogate and Knaresborough constituency and (b) North Yorkshire in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Harrogate and Knaresborough
tabling member printed	Andrew Jones
uin	206563
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>National Lottery funding figures for the Harrogate and Knaresborough constituency in each of the last five years:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>2013: 29 grants worth a total of £8,645,453</p><p> </p><p>2012: 22 grants worth a total of £624,654</p><p> </p><p>2011:23 grants worth a total of £1,622,769</p><p> </p><p>2010: 25 grants worth a total of £1,710,701</p><p> </p><p>2009: 23 grants worth a total of £600,362</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>(Please note the 2013 figure is much higher as there was a grant of £6.8 million to Your Consortium, a charity based in Knaresborough.)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>National Lottery funding figures for North Yorkshire in each of the last five years:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>2013: 263 grants worth a total of £26,491,173</p><p> </p><p>2012: 261 grants worth a total of £12,087,874</p><p> </p><p>2011: 266 grants worth a total of £12,517,310</p><p> </p><p>2010: 250 grants worth a total of £11,224,497</p><p> </p><p>2009: 300 grants worth a total of £8,454,417</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 21/07/2014 09:01:46 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones

78390

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
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	Authority for Television on Demand
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 broadcasters in (a) Wales and (b) the UK have been closed as a result of their inability or refusal to pay the Authority for Television On Demand's regulatory fees.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	206114
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>ATVOD has no power to close an on demand programme service and therefore has not required any service to close for non-payment of fees.</p><p>Ofcom has not, to date, exercised its statutory powers to either suspend or restrict the entitlement of an on-demand service provider to provide its services because of non-payment of fees.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 22/07/2014 09:40:47 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot previous answer version 11632 answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

78391

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
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 Licences: Northern Ireland
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 households in Northern Ireland held a black and white television licence in January (a) 2009 and (b) 2014.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	206164
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The number of black and white TV licences held in Northern Ireland at the end of 2013 was 818. TV Licensing, the agency which administers the TV licensing system, does not have enough detail from 2009 to perform the same calculation for that year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 21/07/2014 14:39:36 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

78393

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
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	World War I: Anniversaries
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 his Department is taking to encourage community organisations to take up EU funding offered by the Europe for Citizens Programme and similar schemes in order to commemorate the centenary of World War I through exchanges and visits.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
uin	206181
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>During the passage of the European Approval Act 2013 I took great care to emphasise the opportunities the Europe for Citizens Programme offers for commemoration of the First World War. The Government will deliver a four year programme to mark the First World War centenary through a package of funded activity worth over £125m. Alongside the UK centenary programme, the Europe for Citizens programme will provide opportunities to develop a greater understanding of the period between those who were both allies and adversaries at the time</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 22/07/2014 13:42:29 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

78394

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
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	Local Broadcasting: Television
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 last met BLTV Ltd to discuss its progress on delivering the local television franchise for the Birmingham area.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	206245
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>DCMS Ministers have not met representatives from BLTV Ltd.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 22/07/2014 08:15:17 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

78395

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
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	Local Broadcasting: Television
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how long a local television franchise is valid for; and whether BLTV will launch in Birmingham within the period of its existing franchise.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	206246
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>Local TV licences issued by Ofcom expire on 25 November 2025. Successful applicants have two years from the date they were awarded the licence to begin operating services, at which point their licence commences. The Birmingham licence was awarded on 6 November 2012 and the licence holder must be on-air by 6 November 2014. Where a local TV station does not launch within two years, Ofcom’s policy is to re-advertise the licence.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 22/07/2014 08:19:18 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

78396

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
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	Aerials: Planning Permission
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will make it his policy to consult local residents on decisions on the construction of mobile telephone masts under the mobile infrastructure project where plans for construction have been through pre-planning and published.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Bill Wiggin
uin	206306
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>Arqiva will be consulting with communities in line with the Mobile Operators Code of Best Practice.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 22/07/2014 13:43:43 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

78398

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
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	Broadcasting: Lancashire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will discuss with the BBC Trust measures to increase coverage of life, history and culture in Lancashire across the BBC national television and radio network.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Mark Hendrick
uin	206327
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has regular discussions with the BBC Trust but has no plans to discuss this issue. Under the terms of the BBC’s Charter and Agreement, the BBC is required to “promote awareness of different cultures and alternative viewpoints, through content that reflects the lives of different people and different communities within the UK”. The BBC is however operationally and editorially independent of Government and there is no provision for the Government to intervene in the corporation’s day-to-day operations.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 22/07/2014 13:46:02 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

77895

registered interest
date	15/07/2014
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	Procurement
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 paid to (a) G4S, (b) Serco, (c) Sodexo, (d) GEOAmey, (e) Capita, (f) Atos, (g) Mitie, (h) Working Links, (i) A4E, (j) MTC Amey, (k) GEO Group and (l) Carillion in (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12, (iii) 2012-13 and (iv) 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	205851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Supplier</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>G4S</strong></p></td><td><p>0.00</p></td><td><p>0.00</p></td><td><p>320.40</p></td><td><p>0.00</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Capita Health Solutions</strong></p></td><td><p>253.51</p></td><td><p>80.78</p></td><td><p>0.00</p></td><td><p>0.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Capita Resourcing Ltd</strong></p></td><td><p>0.00</p></td><td><p>116,214.73</p></td><td><p>2,859,479.69</p></td><td><p>4,312,004.26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Capita Learning &amp; Development</strong></p></td><td><p>0.00</p></td><td><p>0.00</p></td><td><p>16,816.15</p></td><td><p>40,584.36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Capita Bisiness Travel</strong></p></td><td><p>40,650.77</p></td><td><p>80,513.95</p></td><td><p>94,356.64</p></td><td><p>0.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Capita Symonds</strong></p></td><td><p>0.00</p></td><td><p>0.00</p></td><td><p>66,375.60</p></td><td><p>0.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Capita Business Services (interim)</strong></p></td><td><p>0.00</p></td><td><p>0.00</p></td><td><p>0.00</p></td><td><p>74,679.50</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Atos</strong></p></td><td><p>4,154,276.48</p></td><td><p>4,487,340.49</p></td><td><p>5,958,713.10</p></td><td><p>4,707,570.47</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Mitie Managed Services</strong></p></td><td><p>242,840.51</p></td><td><p>0.00</p></td><td><p>0.00</p></td><td><p>0.00</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Carillion Business Services Ltd</strong></p></td><td><p>121,567.48</p></td><td><p>1,100,852.66</p></td><td><p>2,301,879.07</p></td><td><p>656,254.50</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Carillion Business Services Ltd</strong></p></td><td><p>848,636.47</p></td><td><p>282,432.48</p></td><td><p>892,106.50</p></td><td><p>0.00</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 22/07/2014 09:10:05 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan