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1045659

registered interest
date	21/01/2019
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	Broadband: Scotland
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 progress has he made on the Local Full Fibre Networks Programme in rural locations throughout Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Kirstene Hair
uin	210715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>The Local Full Fibre Networks (LFFN) Programme has the following Scottish projects and potential projects:</p><p> </p><p><strong>LFFN Wave 2 Challenge Fund</strong></p><p>Highland Council are planning to use the SWAN Framework to implement a gigabit fibre network to 152 public buildings in Inverness, Fort William, Thurso and Wick - awarded £4.3m BDUK Funding. This project is in preparation stage for the 'Ready to Procure' Assurance Gate.</p><p> </p><p><strong>LFFN Wave 3 Challenge Fund</strong></p><p>Shetland Council have successfully passed the LFFN Investment Panel stage and are working on the final Business case to go through Assurance Gate A and if approved will be issued with a letter of offer for £2m BDUK Funding</p><p>Tay Cities combined authority are in the dialogue stage regarding a potential LFFN project in their area.</p><p>Renfrewshire Council are at the pre-dialogue stage regarding a potential LFFN project in their area</p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme </strong></ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">To the end of September 2018 across Scotland, there have been 87 gigabit vouchers connected (value £243,953). A report up to the end of December 2018 will be released early in February</ins></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 29/01/2019 18:04:37 question first ministerially corrected 30/01/2019 08:51:58 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James previous answer version 98327 answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4675 label Biography information for Kirstene Hair

942450

registered interest
date	16/07/2018
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	Holidays: Coastal 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, what steps he is taking to encourage UK citizens to take holidays in UK seaside towns.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	164532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>DCMS works hard to support the UK’s coastal destinations, engaging closely with the National Coastal Tourism Academy (NCTA) to stay abreast of current trends, opportunities and concerns.</p><p> </p><p>Together with VisitEngland, the £40m Discover England Fund project supports several coastal products, developed to target international visitors but also benefit domestic tourism. Projects such as England’s Coast led by the NCTA, South West Coastal Path led by the South West Coast Path Association and England’s Seafood Coast, led by the English Tourism Riviera Company are some examples of DEF projects in coastal regions.</p><p> </p><p>VisitBritain (VB) run coastal destinations groups which generally meet four times a year, discussing the challenges facing coastal destinations with the aim of sharing insights and best practice, developing joint policy positions to address those deemed most important.</p><p><ins class="ministerial">VB sit on the Coastal Tourism Leadership Forum(run by the NCTA), helping to shape the Coastal Visitor Economy Vision and Action Plan. DCMS are observers at the forum.</ins></p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 24/07/2018 10:17:13 question first ministerially corrected 24/07/2018 11:33:56 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis previous answer version 71623 answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

934639

registered interest
date	04/07/2018
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	Gambling: Suicide
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the care available for families and individuals who are affected by suicides connected with gambling.
tabling member printed	Lord Chadlington
uin	HL9216
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2018 answer text <p>Providing better information and support to people bereaved by suicide is a key area for action in the Cross-Government Suicide Prevention Strategy for England. Effective suicide bereavement services should be provided through local partnerships between local authorities, NHS organisations and voluntary and charitable sector providers. The NHS Choices website provides advice on accessing support for people who have been bereaved.</p><p> </p><p>The charity GambleAware, which funds research, education and treatment for gambling addiction, has published a Strategic Delivery Plan for 2018-2020. This includes plans to commission specialist support for people who suffer bereavement because of the problem gambling of a family member or friend.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 12/07/2018 13:28:37 question first ministerially corrected 12/07/2018 14:29:05 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde previous answer version 69229 answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach answering member 3787
tabling member	3318 label Biography information for Lord Chadlington

914775

registered interest
date	01/06/2018
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 and Culture: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding from the public purse has been allocated for arts and culture in Doncaster (a) in total, (b) per head of the local population and (c) per head in England for the latest year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Doncaster North
tabling member printed	Edward Miliband
uin	148667
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>The government is committed to ensuring that people from across the country have access to our world class art and culture, and Arts Council England has worked hard in recent years to ensure investment outside London has increased as a percentage and in cash terms. In 2017/18, the latest year for which figure are available, Arts Council England invested £1,383,998 in Doncaster (Local Authority region); the data below outlines the funding allocated per head for Doncaster and England for the same year. The £ per head figure may not provide a true reflection of the benefits that Doncaster will receive from cultural investment across England, as many arts organisations take their work across the country impacting regions outside the area that they are based in.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><ins class="ministerial">£ per Head by Decision Year</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Year</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Doncaster</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">England</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2017/18</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">£4.50</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">£11.32</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 11/06/2018 16:14:40 question first ministerially corrected 12/06/2018 11:47:20 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis previous answer version 62593 answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	1510 label Biography information for Edward Miliband

873579

registered interest
date	28/03/2018
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	S4C
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when the Government plans to publish the report relating to the funding of Welsh language channel S4C.
tabling member constituency	Clwyd South
tabling member printed	Susan Elan Jones
uin	134693
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2018 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">DCMS ministers and officials regularly meet with a range of stakeholders, including the Press Recognition Panel, to discuss a range of issues.</del></p><p> </p><ins class="ministerial">We published the S4C independent review, 'Building an S4C for the future' on 29 March, alongside the government's response. </ins><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 20/04/2018 11:57:52 question first ministerially corrected 23/04/2018 09:51:13 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James previous answer version 52978 answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	3956 label Biography information for Susan Elan Jones

868555

registered interest
date	21/03/2018
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	Tourism: National Income
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 proportion of gross domestic product tourism accounts for.
tabling member constituency	Bexleyheath and Crayford
tabling member printed	David Evennett
uin	133775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>In 2016 Tourism accounted for £66bn GVA, which was <del class="ministerial">14.2%</del> <ins class="ministerial">3.8%</ins>of the total UK GVA.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 29/03/2018 14:41:53 question first ministerially corrected 14/05/2018 16:37:18 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis previous answer version 50829 answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	1198 label Biography information for Sir David Evennett

851515

registered interest
date	28/02/2018
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: Thornbury and Yate
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much the Government has invested in the roll-out of superfast broadband in the Thornbury and Yate constituency.
tabling member constituency	Thornbury and Yate
tabling member printed	Luke Hall
uin	130278
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2018 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">According to Thinkbroadband 93% of premises in the South West have access to superfast broadband speeds. This is up from 42% in 2010 (<a href="http://labs.thinkbroadband.com/local/south-west" target="_blank">http://labs.thinkbroadband.com/local/south-west</a>). 17,014 premises have been given superfast coverage so far as a result of this funding. Gainshare funding for the region as a result of take-up which is higher than originally expected is likely to be at least £65 million. This will be available to support further investment.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> The Department does not measure funding at constituency level. A total of £3.37 million has been invested by the Department to support broadband coverage in South Gloucestershire. Currently, 8,325 premises have been given superfast coverage so far as a result of this funding. 92% of premises in the Thornbury and Yate constituency now have access to superfast broadband - up from 61% in 2012.</ins></p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 09/03/2018 14:40:20 question first ministerially corrected 09/03/2018 14:57:27 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James previous answer version 46226 answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall

834385

registered interest
date	31/01/2018
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	Performing 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 she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the contribution of creative industry freelancers to the UK economy.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	126004
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">We are talking to our EU counterparts as part of ongoing EU exit negotiations with a view to achieving the deep and special relationship the UK wishes to have with the EU post-exit. We are confident that this is in the interests of both sides. We will work hard to secure the best deal for the UK on exit and ensure that our new relationship with the EU works for business.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">We are also preparing for a range of possible outcomes for the audio-visual sector from the UK's negotiations with the EU.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">Freelancers form a vital part of the UK workforce, particularly for the creative industries. The Secretary of State and his ministers have regular discussions with members of the Cabinet on a wide range of issues that impact on the creative industries and its workforce.</ins></p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 07/02/2018 18:09:16 question first ministerially corrected 08/02/2018 10:28:57 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James previous answer version 40194 answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

829996

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	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much his Department spent on (a) art, (b) wine and (c) hospitality in each of the last seven financial years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	124720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2018 answer text <p>Figures for hospitality can be found in the table below. Wine is not purchased independently but included within catering expenditure on hospitality. It is not possible to identify the cost of wine within amounts paid and accrued for hospitality catering.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Financial Yr</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Hospitality</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Catering</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">H&amp;C</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">201718 YTD</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">23,017</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> 23,400</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong> 46,417 </strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2016/17</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">10,130</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> 42,068</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong> 52,199 </strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2015/16</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">-3,415</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> 13,059</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong> 9,644 </strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2014/15</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">35,860</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> 54,432</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong> 117,145 </strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins> <ins class="ministerial">2013/14</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3,816</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> 14,920</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong> 18,735 </strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2012/13</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">17,980</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> 37,475</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong> 55,455 </strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2011/12</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">39,788</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> 31,527</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong> 71,315 </strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2010/11</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">40,573</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> 1,371</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong> 41,943 </strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Total</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">167,749</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong> 218,251 </strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong> 386,000</strong></ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Financial Yr</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Hospitality</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Catering</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">H&amp;C</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">201718 YTD</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">23017</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">23400</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong> 46,417 </strong></del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2016/17</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">10130</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">42068</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong> 52,198 </strong></del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2015/16</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">-3415</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">13059</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong> 9,644 </strong></del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2014/15</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">62712</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">54432</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong> 117,144 </strong></del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2013/14</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3816</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">14920</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong> 18,736 </strong></del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2012/13</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">17980</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">37475</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong> 55,455 </strong></del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2011/12</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">39788</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">31527</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong> 71,315 </strong></del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2010/11</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">40572</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1371</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong> 41,943</strong></del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Total</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong> 194,600 </strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong> 218,252 </strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong> 412,852 </strong></del></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>We do not hold figures for spending on art, separate from the Government Art Collection</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 02/02/2018 11:52:15 question first ministerially corrected 06/04/2018 09:33:25 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis previous answer version 38964 answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

810592

registered interest
date	21/12/2017
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	Radio Frequencies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many fixed links are operating in the spectrum between 1350 MHz and 1400 MHz.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh West
tabling member printed	Christine Jardine
uin	120937
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2018 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Given current use in the 1350 – 1375 MHz band it is not considered feasible to allow sharing in this band for Programme Making and Special Events. The band 1375 – 1400 MHz is used by the Ministry of Defence.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">Ofcom have reported that within the band 1350 – 1375 MHz there are currently 817 links. The band 1375 – 1400 MHz is used by the Ministry of Defence.</ins></p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 17/01/2018 16:42:50 question first ministerially corrected 18/01/2018 10:12:34 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James previous answer version 34887 answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4634 label Biography information for Christine Jardine