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229352

registered interest
date	24/03/2015
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	Mobile Phones: 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, what progress has been made on the rollout of the Mobile Infrastructure Project in Mid Ulster; and how much has been paid to Arqiva for the rollout of that project in that area to date.
tabling member constituency	South Down
tabling member printed	Ms Margaret Ritchie
uin	228891
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 26/03/2015 09:07:28 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

229353

registered interest
date	24/03/2015
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	Mobile Phones: 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, what progress has been made on the rollout of the Mobile Infrastructure Project in Fermanagh and South Tyrone; and how much has been paid to Arqiva for the rollout of that project in that area to date.
tabling member constituency	South Down
tabling member printed	Ms Margaret Ritchie
uin	228892
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 26/03/2015 09:08:50 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

229354

registered interest
date	24/03/2015
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	Mining: Monuments
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 support the erection of memorials to miners who lost their lives whilst working in the pits during the First and Second World Wars.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	228931
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>There is a tradition of funding new memorials through public subscription. We support this and experience has shown that there are often other funders, including the private sector, happy and willing to fund new memorials.</p><p>The DCMS ​does additionally administer the DCMS Memorial Grant Scheme which makes grants towards the VAT incurred by charities and faith groups in the construction, repair and maintenance of public memorial structures. The scheme has a fixed budget of £0.5m per year.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 26/03/2015 10:03:50 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

229421

registered interest
date	24/03/2015
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	Advertising: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the report from the Mothers’ Union entitled <i>Bye Buy Childhood</i>, what consideration they have given to working with relevant regulators to strengthen penalties against companies which have repeatedly had complaints about their advertising upheld.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL5946
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 26/03/2015 14:07:07 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

229251

registered interest
date	23/03/2015
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	Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what research reports his Department has commissioned from external bodies between September 2010 and December 2014 have not been published; when each such report was commissioned; what the nature of the research commissioned for each report was; from whom each such research report was commissioned; what the value of each such commission was; on what date each such report was received by his Department; for what reason each such research report has not yet been published; and when he plans to publish each such report.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	228819
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>This table shows research commissioned by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport between September 2010 and December 2014 which is yet to be published.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Research Title</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Nature of Research</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>External contractor</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Value of work</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Local economic impacts from cultural sector investments</p></td><td><p>The purpose of this report is to bring together the best evidence of local economic impacts from culture into one report which could inform the department’s evidence base on the value of culture. The purpose was also to aid others in making the case for culture whether it’s local government, ALBs or the culture sector more widely.</p></td><td><p>ECORYS</p></td><td><p>£20,303</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Publication of Child Taking Part Survey: Multivariate analysis of the determinants of child participation in arts, sport, heritage, museums and libraries.</p></td><td><p>To explore the factors most strongly associated with child participation in arts, sport, heritage, museums and libraries, both in and outside of school. Commissioned by the Culture and Sport Evidence (CASE).</p></td><td><p>Sheffield Hallam University, Sport Industry Research Centre (SIRC)</p></td><td><p>£21,156</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Outlook and structure of publicly funded organisations in culture, heritage and sports</p></td><td><p>Programme of research scoping the extent to which local sport and cultural organisations can be surveyed to provide information on their business practices and underlying attitudes towards ensuring resilience during times of difficult economic operating climate.</p></td><td><p>BOP consulting</p></td><td><p>£79,575</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Department has yet to identify appropriate events or publication opportunities for the 3 named pieces of research.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 26/03/2015 09:32:15 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

228785

registered interest
date	20/03/2015
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	Natural History Museum
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 request that the Natural History Museum stops its practice of gender-specific marketing of toys.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	228563
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Culture, Media and Sport is in regular contact with the Natural History Museum. The Natural History Museum is passionate about science learning and careers for all. Following its recent collaboration with Marks and Spencer to create a dinosaur-themed clothing line, the Natural History Museum is working with the retailer’s design team to expand the range to include products for girls.</p><p> </p><p>The Museum is committed to diversity in engagement and learning and in the development of scientific careers. In its education programmes and exhibitions, as well as through the press and social media, its scientists are a diverse group of role models inspiring the next generation. Products in the Museum shop are displayed without gender differentiation for children, and the Museum’s own children’s clothing range is cut for a unisex fit.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Licensing for retail items plays an important role in generating revenue for the Museum to run their activities and exhibitions and conduct scientific research, and therefore the Museum often works with commercial partners. Product ranges being separated by female and male options is standard retail practice for many high street retailers.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 25/03/2015 16:06:07 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

228786

registered interest
date	20/03/2015
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	Sports: Sight Impaired
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans the Government has to increase participation of blind people in sport.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	228521
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>Between 2014 and 2017 Sport England is investing £296,636 in British Blind Sport to get more blind people playing sport. The funding will provide impairment-specific support to National Governing Bodies and deliver programmes designed to increase the number of blind people who regularly take part in sport. In addition, Sport England is investing over £90 million between 2013-17 in National Governing Bodies to get more disabled people playing sport through the delivery of inclusive and impairment-specific programmes, including programmes for blind people.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 26/03/2015 09:20:07 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

228787

registered interest
date	20/03/2015
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	Sports: Cerebral Palsy
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 has taken to increase participation of people with cerebral palsy in sport.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	228522
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>Between 2014 and 2017 Sport England is investing £265,882 in Cerebral Palsy Sport to get more people with cerebral palsy playing sport. The funding will provide impairment-specific support to National Governing Bodies and deliver programmes designed to increase the number of people with cerebral palsy who regularly take part in sport. In addition, Sport England is investing over £90 million between 2013-17 in National Governing Bodies to get more disabled people playing sport through the delivery of inclusive and impairment-specific programmes, including programmes for people with cerebral palsy.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 26/03/2015 09:19:26 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

228788

registered interest
date	20/03/2015
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	Olympic and Paralympic Games 2012
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 assessment his Department has made of the legacy of the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	228523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>The legacy from the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games includes:</p><p>· 1.6 million more people, including over 260,000 more disabled people, are playing sport once a week than when we won the bid for the Games back in 2005</p><p>· over £14 billion of economic benefits have been realised in terms of trade and investment following the Games and Games-time promotional activity</p><p>· all permanent venues on the Park have a secured legacy use, more than 4.5 million people have visited Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park since it re-opened, and over 4,500 people are now living in the former Athletes' Village</p><p>· volunteering in England increased in 2012 after a period of decline, with an increase from 65% to 72% of the population who had volunteered at least once in the previous 12 months, an increase that has been maintained since.</p><p>I have reported to Parliament regularly on the sporting legacy from the 2012 Games. My most recent report was made in a written ministerial statement on 5 March 2015, Hansard columns 72-76/WS.</p><p> </p><p>In addition government and the Mayor of London produce joint annual reports on the Games' legacy. The most recent report, 'Olympic and Paralympic legacy: inspired by 2012 - second annual report' is on the <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">gov.uk</a> website at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-olympic-and-paralympic-legacy-inspired-by-2012-second-annual-report" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-olympic-and-paralympic-legacy-inspired-by-2012-second-annual-report</a> .</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 26/03/2015 09:18:26 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

228789

registered interest
date	20/03/2015
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	Broadband: Rural Areas
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 his Department has made on providing 95 per cent of rural areas with superfast broadband by 2017.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	228524
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>Current superfast broadband coverage is over 80% of UK premises and the Government remains committed to providing 95% coverage to homes and businesses by 2017.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 25/03/2015 13:16:58 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson