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832964

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
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	Charity Commission: Public Appointments
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 steps are taken to ensure balance in (a) political background, (b) gender, (c)age and (d) regional affinity in appointments to the board of the Charity Commission.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	125280
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>Public appointments are made on merit, following a fair, open, and transparent competition, regulated by the Commissioner for Public Appointments and in accordance with the Cabinet Office Governance Code for Public Appointments.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers are provided with information about the diversity, skills and experience of the existing board at the start of each public appointments recruitment campaign.</p><p> </p><p>The Public Appointments Diversity Action Plan published in December 2017 sets out our ambition that by 2022, 50% of public appointees should be female, and 14% of all public appointments should be from ethnic minorities.</p><p> </p><p>Bearing in mind the Public Sector Equality duty, board vacancies are promoted through a variety of channels, many of which are targeted specifically at underrepresented groups.</p><p> </p><p>The Governance Code states that political activity should not affect any judgement of merit nor be a bar to appointment.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 01/02/2018 10:46:17 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

833078

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
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	Broadband Delivery UK
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 steps BDUK is taking to engage with stakeholders; and what stakeholders BDUK has met with in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	North East Hertfordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Oliver Heald
uin	125394
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>BDUK has extensive engagement with a wide range of stakeholders.</p><p> </p><p>Over the last 12 months BDUK has met with representatives from across the following stakeholder groups: central, local, and devolved governments; the European Commission; Ofcom; communications providers; suppliers; local communities; and industry bodies.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 01/02/2018 12:32:35 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald

833080

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
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	Broadband
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 evaluation measures the Government plans to put in place for the superfast broadband roll-out.
tabling member constituency	North East Hertfordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Oliver Heald
uin	125396
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>The Department is currently undertaking evaluation of the Superfast Broadband Programme’s role in improving broadband connectivity and reaching areas that would otherwise not have been reached through commercial plans. The evaluation is focusing on the economic and social impacts of the programme, including the impact of the superfast programme on business performance and growth, employment, on quality of life and the reduction in benefits claimants in areas that would have lost out to higher connectivity areas, if it were not for the programme.</p><p> </p><p>The Department released The UK Broadband Impact Study in 2013 which made an assessment of the impacts of faster broadband including the economic impacts. The study can be accessed on the Department's website (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-broadband-impact-study--2). The Department will be producing results from the current evaluation in 2018.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 01/02/2018 12:34:06 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald

833081

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
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	Broadband: Universal Service Obligation
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 10Mbps minimum speed for broadband under the universal service obligation will be the minimum speed consumers receive in their homes at peak times; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North East Hertfordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Oliver Heald
uin	125397
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Department is currently undertaking evaluation of the Superfast Broadband Programme’s role in improving broadband connectivity and reaching areas that would otherwise not have been reached through commercial plans. The evaluation is focusing on the economic and social impacts of the programme, including the impact of the superfast programme on business performance and growth, employment, on quality of life and the reduction in benefits claimants in areas that would have lost out to higher connectivity areas, if it were not for the programme.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">The Department released The UK Broadband Impact Study in 2013 which made an assessment of the impacts of faster broadband including the economic impacts. The study can be accessed on the Department's website (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-broadband-impact-study--2). The Department will be producing results from the current evaluation in 2018.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">There is a difference between what we define as the download speed, or sync speed, and the actual speed end users experience. The sync speed is the maximum speed that is achievable on the connection between the network and the premises. In reality, the actual speed that is provided to an end user is typically lower than the sync speed and this will vary depending on the number of other people using the network at that point in time. The specification that we consulted on was for a sync speed of at least 10Mbps. Ofcom says that a 10Mbps sync speed meets the needs of a typical household.</ins></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 01/02/2018 12:36:04 question first ministerially corrected 06/02/2018 11:40:42 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James previous answer version 38707 answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald

831155

registered interest
date	26/01/2018
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	Broadband
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 22 January 2018 to Question 123265 on Broadband; what estimate his Department has made of the level of access to superfast broadbandby (a) households and (b) businesses in the UK premises as at 31 December 2017.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	125163
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2018 answer text <p>The Department does not distinguish between home and business premises. On 31 December 2017, 95% of premises in the UK had access to superfast broadband.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 31/01/2018 16:07:23 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

830422

registered interest
date	25/01/2018
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	Borders: Personal Records
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 recent discussions he has had with (a) the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union and (b) the European Commission on ensuring the free movement of data between the UK and EU nations after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	124988
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>Ministers have had regular discussions with their colleagues across the government, and with their EU counterparts on this issue.</p><p> </p><p>In those discussions, we have emphasised the Government’s position that it is essential that we agree a UK-EU model for protecting and exchanging personal data which allows free flows of data to continue between the EU and UK. A future agreement could provide for ongoing regulatory cooperation and certainty for businesses and other stakeholders. Such a model should reflect the unprecedented alignment between British and European law and recognise the high data protection standards that will be in place at the point of exit.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 30/01/2018 16:30:46 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

830442

registered interest
date	25/01/2018
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	Broadband: Rural Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will take steps to prioritise access to broadband in rural areas to enable the advancement of telecare .
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	125008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>We have long supported improved rural broadband connectivity through a range of actions, ensuring innovations such as telecare can be deployed to those that need it.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is currently investing £1.7 billion of public money in superfast broadband coverage across the UK, offering speeds of over 24Mbps. The BDUK Superfast Programme reached its target of 95% coverage of the UK by the end of 2017, and is continuing to support delivery with at least a further 2% coverage likely to be achieved.</p><p> </p><p>These actions have made a substantial contribution to connectivity improvements in rural areas. My department is working with Defra to continue to look for new ways to ensure people in rural areas get the connectivity they need. This includes looking at how DEFRA's Rural Development Programme funding can bolster BDUK's superfast rollout programme. We have also launched a £190 million Challenge Fund to support Local Full Fibre Networks across the UK.</p><p>Thinking further ahead, we are assessing what market models can best support broadband infrastructure investment in different areas of the UK, including hard-to-reach rural areas. The Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review will report back in the summer on the options available to government to ensure digital connectivity is seamless, reliable, and widely available.</p><p> </p><p>However, to ensure no one is left behind, we are also introducing a broadband Universal Service Obligation so that by 2020 everyone across the UK will have a clear, enforceable right to request high speed broadband. Connectivity at these speeds allows for future demands of improved telemedicine services, including accessing GPs through video-conferencing.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 30/01/2018 16:24:09 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

830580

registered interest
date	25/01/2018
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	Arts
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 he plans to publish the creative industries sector deal before 1 March 2018.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	125108
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>We are committed to agreeing and publishing sector deals as soon as both sides are content to do so. DCMS continue to work closely with BEIS and the Creative Industries to deliver an ambitious deal to increase growth and productivity.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 125109 question first answered 30/01/2018 16:26:26 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

830581

registered interest
date	25/01/2018
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	Arts
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 recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy on the progress of the creative industries sector deal.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	125109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>We are committed to agreeing and publishing sector deals as soon as both sides are content to do so. DCMS continue to work closely with BEIS and the Creative Industries to deliver an ambitious deal to increase growth and productivity.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 125108 question first answered 30/01/2018 16:26:26 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

829793

registered interest
date	24/01/2018
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	Sports: Hearing Impairment
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 measures are in place to ensure that professional athletes who suffer from hearing impairments and cannot register under the British Paralympic Association are not at a disadvantage when having to compete alongside other athletes who do not have hearing impairments.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	124577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>We recognise the importance of sport and physical activity for disabled people who take part at both grassroots and the elite level. We would expect national governing bodies of sport (NGBs) to identify hearing impaired athletes through their talent pathway programmes and put a support plan in place. NGBs also work with the relevant International Federation, where necessary, to help ensure that hearing impaired athletes can compete alongside those who do not have hearing impairments.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 29/01/2018 14:12:54 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan