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753405

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
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: Welsh Language
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, which of her Department's online services are only available in the Welsh language on request.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	5891
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that the needs of Welsh language speakers are recognised and met, in accordance with the requirements of departmental Welsh Language Schemes.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 24/07/2017 10:03:53 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

753406

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
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	Football: Ethnic Groups
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 she is taking to increase representation of black and minority ethnic individuals in the football coaching profession.
tabling member constituency	Brent Central
tabling member printed	Dawn Butler
uin	5781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/08/2017 answer text <p>Sport England is investing £2 million per year into the Football Association to support their work to enhance the quality and diversity of the coaching workforce in football, including providing bursaries to support women and Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) coaches to develop their coaching abilities from the grassroots to the elite levels of the game.</p><p> </p><p>Coaching across all sports forms a key element of the government's sport strategy, which aims to promote physical and mental wellbeing and individual, community and economic development through sport and physical activity. With 37 per cent of BAME people playing sport once a week but only five per cent of qualified coaches being from BAME backgrounds, Sport England's Coaching Plan for England, published in November 2016, aims to create a more diverse coaching workforce so that more participants are able to be coached by people who are immediately empathetic to their needs and reflective of their social environment.</p><p> </p><p>The coaching plan is available at</p><p>https://www.sportengland.org/media/11317/coaching-in-an-active-nation_the-coaching-plan-for-england.pdf.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 04/08/2017 10:56:10 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	1489 label Biography information for Dawn Butler

753407

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
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, how many officials of her Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies have the word trade in their job title.
tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
uin	5735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>From departmental records, the present number of officials with the word trade in their job title is currently 9; with further recruitment on-going. This resource is complemented by officials in sector teams working on a range of sector-specific trade-related issues across the department.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested on our agencies is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 13/09/2017 14:57:31 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

753408

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
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	Public Statues: Politicians
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 statues there are of (a) male and (b) female politicians in Britain.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	5661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 21/07/2017 09:40:34 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

753675

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
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: European Union (Withdrawal) Bill
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 estimate her Department has made of the potential number of Acts or parts of Acts that will be subject to repeal as a result of provisions in the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	5987
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2017 answer text <p>Government departments have been analysing the United Kingdom statute book and directly applicable European Union law in their areas of responsibility to enable an assessment of the scale of the changes needed. This is likely to include the repeal, but also the amendment, of provisions in Acts but we are not in a position to give a sense of scale at this time.</p><p> </p><p>In the Government White Paper on the Repeal Bill Legislating for the UK’s withdrawal from the EU, published on 30 March 2017, we estimated around 800-1,000 EU-exit related Statutory Instruments will be required.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 26/07/2017 10:36:18 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

753676

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
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	Voluntary Work: Young People
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 her Department plans to take to publicise the independent review of full-time social action by young people in order to maximise participation in evidence gathering.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
uin	5918
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>As the Review of Full Time Social Action by Young People is independent of government, evidence gathering is a matter for the Chair. A call for evidence will be launched shortly and the panel will also consult with key stakeholders, including young people.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 25/07/2017 09:05:51 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips

752437

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to convert Regulation (EU) 531/2012 regarding roaming on mobile networks into UK law; and, if so, what plans they have to agree a bilateral agreement with EU members states to ensure that UK customers are not charged high roaming charges when within the EU.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL883
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>As part of our exit negotiations, we will be seeking the best possible deal which delivers for British consumers and business. The European Union (Withdrawal) Bill will end the authority of EU law. The elements of the Roaming Regulation (EU) 531/2012 and its associated amending regulations that will need to be converted to UK law will depend on details of the deal that is agreed on EU roaming.</p><p>With regard to possible bilateral agreements, we will examine precedents from other agreements, however we will not seek to replicate an existing model unless it delivers the right deal for the UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 25/07/2017 14:07:57 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

752475

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made on the establishment of a centre of 5G expertise within DCMS; how many staff the centre will have; what will be its budget; and when a prospectus setting out its functions will be published, as pledged in the government’s 5G Strategy for the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL921
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government has committed £740m through the National Productivity Investment Fund to next generation digital infrastructure. We recently announced a £16 million investment with leading 5G research institutions at King’s College London and the Universities of Surrey and Bristol to develop a cutting-edge 5G test network to trial this new technology by early 2018. This is the first step in the 5G Testbed and Trials Programme and we expect to publish a prospectus later this year, which will provide further detail on the next phase of the programme.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 31/07/2017 08:50:24 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

752476

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they will match the EU Digital Agenda commitment, as made by 25 out of 27 other EU member states, to achieve 30 megabit broadband for all homes and businesses by 2020 and at least 50 per cent take-up of 100 megabit broadband.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL922
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2017 answer text <p>Digital connectivity is a clear priority for this Government, and we compare well to other EU countries. 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. According to the latest data, published on <a href="http://thinkbroadband.com/" target="_blank">thinkbroadband.com</a>, UK coverage at 30Mbps is 92.6%.</p><p> </p><p>The European Commission, in their 2017 report &quot;Europe's Digital Progress&quot;, state that the EU average for 30Mbps coverage is just 76%.</p><p> </p><p>In terms of 100Mbps coverage, thinkbroadband report that for the UK this currently stands at 52.8%. We are keen to ensure even better digital connectivity in the UK, and we announced a package of measures worth £1.1 billion at Autumn Statement 2016 to support this:</p><ul><li>The Digital Infrastructure Investment Fund, which was launched on 3 July and will provide finance for new fibre investments.</li><li>The Local Full Fibre Networks programme, which will support local bodies in stimulating the market for fibre connectivity in their areas.</li><li>A Bill to enable business rates relief for new fibre build.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Together, these investments and incentives will stimulate the market to deliver the increase in capacity that is needed.</p><p> </p><p>Homes and businesses across the UK could - if they chose - upgrade to at least superfast speeds. Anyone can check what speeds are available to them by entering their postcode at <a href="http://gosuperfastchecker.culture.gov.uk/" target="_blank">http://gosuperfastchecker.culture.gov.uk</a>.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong><br> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 31/07/2017 08:53:11 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

752524

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
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	National Lottery
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 people received small lottery exemptions in (a) 2014-15, (b) 2015-16 and (c) 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	5387
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>Exempt lotteries (raffles) includes incidental lotteries, private lotteries, customer lotteries and small society lotteries registered with local authorities. Only small society lotteries require any form of formal approval, and this is at a local level.</p><p> </p><p>As exempt lotteries are not centrally licensed, we do not hold information on the numbers of lotteries promoted</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 20/07/2017 10:33:34 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd