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767395

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Broadband
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average broadband download speed is across the Government estate (a) in and (b) outside London.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	106516
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>This information is not held by the Cabinet Office.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 16/10/2017 14:40:27 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

767443

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
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	Terrorism: Greater London
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 additional costs incurred by cultural institutions as a result of extra security after recent acts of terrorism in London.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	106697
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>The Department has made no formal assessment of the costs. However, we meet regularly with a range of cultural institutions, including sponsored museums and sector bodies, in which we discuss both financial and security arrangements. We are aware that cultural institutions have and are taking steps to ensure security measures are in place. The Tourism Industry Emergency Response Group also convenes after incidents to evaluate impact and discuss the future response.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 16/10/2017 10:22:22 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

767446

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
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	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 the percentage take-up of superfast broadband is in each region of the UK.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	106519
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not hold information on superfast broadband take-up percentage by regions. The 2016 Ofcom Connected Nations report showed average take up percentage by home nation to be:</p><p> </p><p>England - 32%</p><p>Northern Ireland - 34%</p><p>Wales - 24%</p><p>Scotland - 27%</p><p> </p><p>Take up percentages of premises covered by BDUK projects can be found in the 'Table of local broadband projects' on the department's website : https://www.gov.uk/guidance/broadband-delivery-uk#superfast-broadband-programme.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 16/10/2017 13:14:27 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

767449

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
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: World Cup
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 she has made an assessment of the potential capacity of England to host the 2022 World Cup; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	106494
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2017 answer text <p>Qatar is FIFA's agreed host for the 2022 World Cup, and therefore no assessment has been made.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 12/10/2017 14:45:49 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

767452

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
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	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 the average download speed for fixed broadband services is in each region of the UK.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	106514
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>We do not hold information on current average download speed by region. The 2016 Ofcom Connected Nations report showed that the home nations had average download speeds of:</p><p> </p><p>England - 38Mbit/s</p><p>Northern Ireland - 34Mbit/s</p><p>Wales - 29Mbit/s</p><p>Scotland - 35Mbit/s</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 16/10/2017 13:15:17 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

767453

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
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	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, how many premises in each parliamentary constituency in the UK have taken up a superfast broadband connection.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	106515
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>We do not hold information on superfast broadband take-up percentage by constituency.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 17/10/2017 15:32:34 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

760826

registered interest
date	14/09/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Non-domestic Rates: Valuation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what research his Department has commissioned into the (a) effects on businesses of the judgment in the Mazars v Woolway case and (b) options which exist to prevent such negative effects.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	105346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government is aware of the change in the Valuation Office Agency’s approach to assessing units within buildings of multiple occupation, which follows the Supreme Court judgement in the Mazars v Woolway case. The Government is considering the implications of this judgement. Following Budget 2016, the Government announced a wide-ranging package of measures to support rate payers, that will be worth £9 billion over the next five years.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones grouped question UIN 105340 105341 question first answered 09/10/2017 10:05:26 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

752577

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	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 steps she plans to take to ensure that the UK film and television industry maintains the right to contract freely on the basis of territorially exclusive licences during discussions on the Data Single Market proposals between the European Commission and European Parliament.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	5465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The UK Government believes that copyright owners should remain able to tailor content to different markets and to license on a territorial basis. While we remain in the EU we are continuing to take an active part in negotiations regarding the DSM ensuring that British views are heard.</p><p> </p><p>We are keen to ensure that the ability of audio-visual producers to license their content territorially does not change when we leave the EU.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 20/07/2017 13:16:53 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

752907

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	Channel Four Television: Location
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 30 June 2017 to Question 609, on Channel Four Television: location, what account she will take of the responses to the consultation Increasing the Regional Impact of Channel 4 Corporation in any decision to relocate Channel 4 outside London.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	5543
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The government's consultation closed on 5 July and we will set out the next steps on this issue in due course.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 5542 5577 question first answered 20/07/2017 11:19:30 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

752908

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	Channel Four Television: Location
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 she has made of the role of the Board of Channel 4 Corporation in any decision on (a) the relocation of Channel 4 and (b) the location of Channel 4 staff.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	5577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The government's consultation closed on 5 July and we will set out the next steps on this issue in due course.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 5542 5543 question first answered 20/07/2017 11:19:30 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest