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754018

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
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	Sportsgrounds: Closures
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 information her Department holds on the extent of purchase of UK sports stadia by private equity companies in the last 10 years; and how many such purchases have been followed by the closure of such stadia.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	6184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2017 answer text <p>The department does not hold any information on stadium purchases in the UK or subsequent closures.</p><p> </p><p>Sport England has a role as a statutory consultee on any planning application for the redevelopment of a stadium where they contain a pitch, as this would fall under the definition of a playing field. In these circumstances if the stadium was proposed to be redeveloped, Sport England would seek a like for like replacement in a suitable location.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 07/09/2017 11:57:02 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

754019

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
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	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Staff
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 she will list the number of staff employed by her Department by region in each of the least five years.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
uin	6151
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2017 answer text <p>Based on the staff on DCMS’ payroll, the number of staff by UK region in each of the last four years is as follows:<br></p><p> </p><p>31 March 2014</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Region</p></td><td><p>Number of Staff</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>394</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>31 March 2015</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Region</p></td><td><p>Number of Staff</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>475</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>31 March 2016</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Region</p></td><td><p>Number of Staff</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>519</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and the Humber</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>31 March 2017</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Region</p></td><td><p>Number of Staff</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>642</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and the Humber</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 07/09/2017 07:25:15 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon

754020

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
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	Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to Section 3.3 of the Culture White Paper, published in March 2016, if she will provide a timetable on the decision to ratify the UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	6228
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>Government remains committed to reviewing the case for UK ratification of the 2001 UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage. We are considering the plans and timescales for a review and will make an announcement in due course.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 05/09/2017 12:51:49 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

754021

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
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	WiFi: Neath
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 steps she has taken to improve wifi coverage in Neath constituency.
tabling member constituency	Neath
tabling member printed	Christina Rees
uin	6188
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2017 answer text <p>Digital connectivity is a clear priority for this Government. The Super Connected Cities Programme, which closed in 2015, installed WiFi in 1491 public buildings with a combined annual footfall of over 114 million, including in Wales. WiFi was also installed on 1422 public vehicles.</p><p> </p><p>BDUK’s Superfast programme will provide at least 24 Megabits per second (Mbps) coverage to 95% of the UK by the end of this year. In Neath, superfast coverage is already above 95%.</p><p> </p><p>As a result of the Government's landmark agreement with mobile operators in 2014, each mobile operator will deliver mobile coverage to 90% of the UK's landmass by the end of this year. Additionally O2 will deliver indoor 4G coverage to 95% of premises in Wales, also by the end of 2017.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 07/09/2017 07:28:23 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4525 label Biography information for Christina Rees

754022

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
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	Mining: Cultural Heritage
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 programmes or events her Department funds to celebrate, protect and promote the culture and heritage of former mining communities.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	6200
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2017 answer text <p>Government recognises the enormous contribution that mining communities have given and continue to give to this country and funds several cultural projects in mining areas through the Heritage Lottery Fund and Historic England.</p><p>One project, a £270,000 grant for the North East England Mining Archive and Research Centre at Sunderland University, will preserve, catalogue and provide access to the archives of the regional coal industry. Heritage Lottery Fund’s Your Heritage scheme also provided funding to the Beamish Museum in County Durham for their Mining Memories project which worked with 40 schools in specific former coalfield communities.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 07/09/2017 15:53:36 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

754023

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
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	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Pay
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 members of staff in her Department are paid more than (a) £80,000, (b) £100,000 and (c) £150,000.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
uin	6115
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>Of the staff on DCMS’ payroll, 23 members of staff are paid more than £80,000. Of these:<br></p><ul><li>7 members of staff are paid more than £100,000. Of these,</li><li>1 member of staff is paid more than £150,000</li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 11/09/2017 11:35:33 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon

754024

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
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	Treasure Act 1996
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 she plans to bring forward the review of the Treasure Act Code of Practice.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	6125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2017 answer text <p>The review of the Treasure Act 1996 (the Act) and Treasure Code of Practice will take the form of a public consultation. My department is working with the British Museum and other stakeholders to do this and we will confirm the timetable for the review at consultation.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 07/09/2017 11:08:28 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

754025

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
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	Sports
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 her Department has made of the effect of reductions in local government funding for sporting facilities on the UK's future prospects for achieving international sporting success.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
uin	6108
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2017 answer text <p>Local Authorities continue to be the biggest investors in community sport in England​, investing £1.1bn in 2015/16, delivering both community and health benefits and opportunities for talented athletes.</p><p> </p><p>​Sport England works closely with the Local Government sector, investing £258m in community sports facilities over the last five years, attracting an additional £1.2bn investment from other sources spread across more than 2,800 projects.</p><p> </p><p>Sport England launched a £15m Community Asset Fund in January 2017 to support local sports infrastructure, and will also invest up to £40m to support the development of large scale facilities.</p><p> </p><p>In partnership with UK Sport, Sport England has invested over £8m in elite facilities since 2013 to ensure that world class training environments meet the needs of the World Class Programmes and add value to the local community. In addition, a number of the London 2012 Olympic Venues, such as the Aquatics Centre and the Velodrome, are providing a long-term benefit to both community and elite sport.</p><p> </p><p>UK Sport is investing £345m​ in Olympic and Paralympic success in the 4-year period leading up to and including the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games​, including the funding of talent pathways​ which identify talented young athletes and prepare them for elite competition.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 07/09/2017 14:41:09 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon

754026

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
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	Channel Four Television: Apprentices
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 information her Department holds on the number of apprenticeships currently offered by Channel 4 by region.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
uin	6110
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The government does not hold this information.</p><p><br> However, Channel 4 has informed us that it currently employs 11 apprentices, with 9 based in its London office, and 1 in each of its Manchester and Glasgow offices. In 2017/18 the number of apprenticeships will increase to a total of 16, of which 13 will be based in London, 2 in Manchester and 1 in Glasgow.</p><p> </p><p>In additional to formal apprenticeships, Channel 4's Production Training Scheme also provides entry-level, 12 month placements within Channel 4's production company suppliers. In 2016/17 there were a total of 12 trainees, 9 of whom are based in London, in additional to 1 In Birmingham and, 1 in Belfast and 1 in Newry.</p><p> </p><p>Further information should be obtained directly from Channel 4 who would be happy to discuss this matter with you.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 11/09/2017 15:17:51 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon

754027

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
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	BBC: Apprentices
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 information her Department holds on the number of apprenticeships currently offered by the BBC by region.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
uin	6111
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The government does not hold this information.</p><p><br> However, the BBC Annual Report and Accounts 2016/17 published on 19 July 2017 shows that the BBC employed over 230 apprentices in the last year. The BBC has also announced a voluntary target to significantly upscale apprenticeship opportunities from 1% of its total workforce to 2.3% by the end of 2018, with opportunities being planned across the UK, including the BBC's regional television and local radio network</p><p> </p><p>Further information should be obtained directly from the BBC who would be happy to discuss this matter with you.`</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 11/09/2017 15:20:11 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon