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100646

registered interest
date	23/10/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Council of Europe Convention on the Manipulation of Sports Competitions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 22 October (HL2135), whether they will list the fraud and corruption legislation which, in addition to the Gambling Act 2005, they believe meets the requirements of the Council of Europe’s draft convention to combat the manipulation of sports competitions.
tabling member printed	Lord Moynihan
uin	HL2377
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>The Fraud Act 2006 and the Bribery Act 2010 constitute the fraud and corruption legislation that, along with the Gambling Act 2005, meet the requirements of the Council of Europe’s draft convention to combat the manipulation of sports competition.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 27/10/2014 16:43:03 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	924 label Biography information for Lord Moynihan

100322

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Tourism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when he last met the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills to discuss tourism.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	211646
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State and myself routinely meet with Ministerial colleagues to discuss a range of matters.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant grouped question UIN 211645 211647 question first answered 27/10/2014 12:25:41 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

100323

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Tourism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when he last met the Secretary of State for Transport to discuss tourism.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	211647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State and myself routinely meet with Ministerial colleagues to discuss a range of matters.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant grouped question UIN 211645 211646 question first answered 27/10/2014 12:25:41 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

100336

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Football
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, who he consulted on the inclusion of consumer issues in the terms of reference of the expert working group on links between supporters and professional football clubs; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Eltham
tabling member printed	Clive Efford
uin	211478
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p><strong>The recently launched expert group will explore the areas of supporter ownership and engagement. The group was developed in partnership with Supporters Direct- </strong><strong>whose</strong> <strong>mission is </strong><strong>to increase the influence of supporters through ownership and involvement in their clubs - and with the support of football authorities. Relevant experts and stakeholders will be called upon to contribute to the discussion of the group’s agreed priorities.</strong></p><p><strong>The chair and the FA will convene the first meeting, where the Terms of Reference, including agreed priorities and the schedule of meetings and reports, will be approved.</strong></p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant grouped question UIN 211477 211479 211480 211481 question first answered 27/10/2014 13:50:55 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	165 label Biography information for Clive Efford

100337

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Football
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, who he consulted about the membership of the expert working group on links between supporters and professional football clubs; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Eltham
tabling member printed	Clive Efford
uin	211477
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p><strong>The recently launched expert group will explore the areas of supporter ownership and engagement. The group was developed in partnership with Supporters Direct- </strong><strong>whose</strong> <strong>mission is </strong><strong>to increase the influence of supporters through ownership and involvement in their clubs - and with the support of football authorities. Relevant experts and stakeholders will be called upon to contribute to the discussion of the group’s agreed priorities.</strong></p><p><strong>The chair and the FA will convene the first meeting, where the Terms of Reference, including agreed priorities and the schedule of meetings and reports, will be approved.</strong></p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant grouped question UIN 211478 211479 211480 211481 question first answered 27/10/2014 13:50:55 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	165 label Biography information for Clive Efford

100338

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Football
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when the expert working group on links between supporters and professional football clubs will meet for the first time; how frequently that group will meet; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Eltham
tabling member printed	Clive Efford
uin	211479
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p><strong>The recently launched expert group will explore the areas of supporter ownership and engagement. The group was developed in partnership with Supporters Direct- </strong><strong>whose</strong> <strong>mission is </strong><strong>to increase the influence of supporters through ownership and involvement in their clubs - and with the support of football authorities. Relevant experts and stakeholders will be called upon to contribute to the discussion of the group’s agreed priorities.</strong></p><p><strong>The chair and the FA will convene the first meeting, where the Terms of Reference, including agreed priorities and the schedule of meetings and reports, will be approved.</strong></p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant grouped question UIN 211477 211478 211480 211481 question first answered 27/10/2014 13:50:55 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	165 label Biography information for Clive Efford

100339

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Football
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what representations he has received on the membership and terms of reference of the expert working group on links between supporters and professional clubs; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Eltham
tabling member printed	Clive Efford
uin	211480
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p><strong>The recently launched expert group will explore the areas of supporter ownership and engagement. The group was developed in partnership with Supporters Direct- </strong><strong>whose</strong> <strong>mission is </strong><strong>to increase the influence of supporters through ownership and involvement in their clubs - and with the support of football authorities. Relevant experts and stakeholders will be called upon to contribute to the discussion of the group’s agreed priorities.</strong></p><p><strong>The chair and the FA will convene the first meeting, where the Terms of Reference, including agreed priorities and the schedule of meetings and reports, will be approved.</strong></p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant grouped question UIN 211477 211478 211479 211481 question first answered 27/10/2014 13:50:55 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	165 label Biography information for Clive Efford

100340

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Football
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when the expert working group on links between supporters and professional clubs will report its findings; what deadline he has set for that report; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Eltham
tabling member printed	Clive Efford
uin	211481
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p><strong>The recently launched expert group will explore the areas of supporter ownership and engagement. The group was developed in partnership with Supporters Direct- </strong><strong>whose</strong> <strong>mission is </strong><strong>to increase the influence of supporters through ownership and involvement in their clubs - and with the support of football authorities. Relevant experts and stakeholders will be called upon to contribute to the discussion of the group’s agreed priorities.</strong></p><p><strong>The chair and the FA will convene the first meeting, where the Terms of Reference, including agreed priorities and the schedule of meetings and reports, will be approved.</strong></p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant grouped question UIN 211477 211478 211479 211480 question first answered 27/10/2014 13:50:55 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	165 label Biography information for Clive Efford

100341

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Rugby: World Cup
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what (a) financial and (b) other assistance his Department is providing to support the hosting of the Rugby World Cup in 2015; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Mr Gareth Thomas
uin	211482
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p><strong>The DCMS has provided the Rugby Football Union with an underwrite of up to £25m of the tournament fee. The DCMS is also working with other Government Departments, Arm’s Length Bodies and England 2015, the tournament organisers, to deliver a series of guarantees in areas such as visas, customs, security and anti-doping. Additionally, the DCMS, Visit England and the FCO are supporting the William Webb Ellis Trophy International Tour and we will continue to support the domestic legs of the tour when it returns to the UK to mark 100 days to go.</strong></p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 27/10/2014 12:26:37 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

100342

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Horse Racing: Betting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent estimate he has made of the net annual financial benefit to British racing of extending the Horserace Betting Levy to overseas operators; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	211501
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>Offshore remote betting operations have not hitherto been licensed by the Gambling Commission. This means there is currently no centrally collected and publicly available comprehensive dataset of offshore remote operator profits on which to base an estimate. This will change once the Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Act comes into force on 1 November. We expect the Gambling Commission will be including data from remote offshore operators in their <em>Industry Statistics</em> from 2015.</p><p> </p><p>In the Government’s recent consultation <em>Extending the Horserace Betting Levy</em>, we noted that any estimates of potential additional yield extrapolated from published information such as some company accounts would necessarily be “best guesses” and could only be indicative, not least because the remote gambling market is growing very quickly. We said that the range of “best guesses” ran from £10m to £30m p.a. and sought estimates of potential additional levy yield from respondents assuming the rate of collection remained at 10.75%. Such estimates as were received in consultation responses generally fell within that bracket. The government will be publishing its response to the consultation in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 27/10/2014 12:28:38 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

100343

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Overseas Visitors: China
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many Chinese nationals visited the UK on tourist visas in 2010.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	211502
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>Tourists to the UK travel on a visit visa. In 2010, according to the International Passenger Survey, 111,100 visits were made by people who reported their nationality as Chinese.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 27/10/2014 13:48:48 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

100344

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Overseas Visitors: China
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of Chinese overseas tourists visited the UK in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	221656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>The table shows the proportion of Chinese overseas tourists that visited the UK since 2010 according to the International Passenger Survey and Tourism Economics:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Visits by residents of mainland China</p></td><td><p>109,500</p></td><td><p>148,500</p></td><td><p>178,700</p></td><td><p>196,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Visits who report their nationality as Chinese</p></td><td><p>111,100</p></td><td><p>144,700</p></td><td><p>170,100</p></td><td><p>201,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Share of outbound from China that is to the UK</p></td><td><p>0.3%</p></td><td><p>0.4%</p></td><td><p>0.4%</p></td><td><p>0.3%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 27/10/2014 16:27:23 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

100345

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Tourism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when he last met the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government to discuss tourism.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	211645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State and myself routinely meet with Ministerial colleagues to discuss a range of matters.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant grouped question UIN 211646 211647 question first answered 27/10/2014 12:25:41 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

100118

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	VisitBritain and VisitEngland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the core funding for VisitBritain and VisitEngland was in 2010 and is now.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	211285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p>In 2010/11 Government funding for VisitBritain and VisitEngland was £40.323 million. In 2014/15 Government funding was £51.984 million. The table contains a breakdown of the funding:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>VisitBritain GIA (£m)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>VisitBritain GREAT Funding (£m)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>VisitEngland GIA (£m)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>VisitEngland GREAT Funding (£m)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>VisitEngland Regional Growth Fund via BIS (£m)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>40.323*</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>40.323</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>19.883</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>6.364</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>6.737</p></td><td><p>51.984</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*grant-in-aid for both bodies was recorded on a consolidated basis before 2011/12.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 24/10/2014 12:43:25 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

100120

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Tourism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the value to the economy of domestic tourism was in (a) 2012, (b) 2013 and (c) 2014.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	211253
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p>Since 2010, domestic tourism spend in England has grown by 14.1% - from £56.7bn* to £64.7bn in 2013. Domestic tourism spend in 2012 was a record-breaking £67,956m. We will not have a final figure for 2014 until next year. Overall, Deloitte estimated that the tourism industry was worth £127 billion GVA to the UK economy in 2013, £58 billion of which is ‘direct’ contribution.</p><p> </p><p><em>Source: </em><a href="http://www.visitengland.org/insight-statistics/major-tourism-surveys/overnightvisitors/" target="_blank"><em>http://www.visitengland.org/insight-statistics/major-tourism-surveys/overnightvisitors/</em></a><em> ; </em><a href="http://www.visitengland.org/insight-statistics/major-tourism-surveys/dayvisitors/" target="_blank"><em>http://www.visitengland.org/insight-statistics/major-tourism-surveys/dayvisitors/</em></a></p><p>*this is based on an estimate as there was no day visit survey in 2010</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 24/10/2014 12:41:38 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

100121

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Tourism Alliance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when he last met the Tourism Alliance.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	211254
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p>All DCMS Ministers’ external meetings are published quarterly on the following website:</p><p> </p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/313639/Transparency_Declarations_Oct-Dec_2013_csv.csv/preview</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 24/10/2014 12:42:37 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

100122

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Tourism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the amount spent by local authorities on tourism development and promotion in each year since 2010; and what his estimate is of the amount that will be so spent in 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	211247
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p>Revenue and capital tourism expenditure by English Local Authorities is available on the Department for Communities and Local Government website: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 24/10/2014 12:44:23 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

100124

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	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 Culture, Media and Sport, how many businesses are registered in each of the market exchange categories for broadband in (a) South Lanarkshire, (b) Scotland and (c) the UK.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Tom Greatrex
uin	211398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available. With the exception of the Hull area, where KCom is the only significant provider, the broadband market is defined according to the level of competition across the UK as whole. Ofcom carries out a rolling programme of market reviews of competition in communications markets to ensure that regulation remains appropriate and proportionate in the light of changing market conditions. The market definition and market analysis procedure that Ofcom is required to follow is set out in the EU regulatory framework for communications.</p><p> </p><p>In June of this year, on completion of its latest Wholesale Broadband Access (WBA) market review, Ofcom reduced the number of market areas from 4 to 3 to better reflect developments in the market since the last review was undertaken in 2010. Details of the market areas, the number of exchanges in each area and the percentage of premises served are:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Area</p></td><td><p>No of exchanges</p></td><td><p>% of UK premises served</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Hull area</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>0.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Market A</p></td><td><p>3196</p></td><td><p>9.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Market B</p></td><td><p>2390</p></td><td><p>89.8%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Market A is defined as an area as where there are no more than two principal operators present or forecast to be present, and market B as an area where there is effective competition. Market A tends to be in the more rural and remote parts of the country. Details of the exchanges in each area are available in the Ofcom WBA statement published on 26 June - <a href="http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/consultations/review-wba-markets/statement/" target="_blank">http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/consultations/review-wba-markets/statement/</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey grouped question UIN 211384 question first answered 24/10/2014 12:40:11 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4047 label Biography information for Tom Greatrex

100125

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	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 Culture, Media and Sport, how many people are covered by each of the three market exchange categories for broadband in (a) South Lanarkshire, (b) Scotland and (c) the UK.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Tom Greatrex
uin	211384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available. With the exception of the Hull area, where KCom is the only significant provider, the broadband market is defined according to the level of competition across the UK as whole. Ofcom carries out a rolling programme of market reviews of competition in communications markets to ensure that regulation remains appropriate and proportionate in the light of changing market conditions. The market definition and market analysis procedure that Ofcom is required to follow is set out in the EU regulatory framework for communications.</p><p> </p><p>In June of this year, on completion of its latest Wholesale Broadband Access (WBA) market review, Ofcom reduced the number of market areas from 4 to 3 to better reflect developments in the market since the last review was undertaken in 2010. Details of the market areas, the number of exchanges in each area and the percentage of premises served are:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Area</p></td><td><p>No of exchanges</p></td><td><p>% of UK premises served</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Hull area</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>0.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Market A</p></td><td><p>3196</p></td><td><p>9.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Market B</p></td><td><p>2390</p></td><td><p>89.8%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Market A is defined as an area as where there are no more than two principal operators present or forecast to be present, and market B as an area where there is effective competition. Market A tends to be in the more rural and remote parts of the country. Details of the exchanges in each area are available in the Ofcom WBA statement published on 26 June - <a href="http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/consultations/review-wba-markets/statement/" target="_blank">http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/consultations/review-wba-markets/statement/</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey grouped question UIN 211398 question first answered 24/10/2014 12:40:12 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4047 label Biography information for Tom Greatrex

99781

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	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 Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to encourage competition in the rural broadband market.
tabling member constituency	Aberconwy
tabling member printed	Guto Bebb
uin	211122
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>Almost 100 publicly funded contracts to provide superfast broadband to rural communities have gone out to tender following an Open Market Review. As well as BT a number of smaller suppliers are now delivering projects in rural communities. In addition, 8 suppliers have been appointed to run pilot projects to assess the feasibility of providing superfast broadband to the hardest to reach areas.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 27/10/2014 11:46:05 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb

99794

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Direct Marketing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to tackle nuisance telephone calls; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Woking
tabling member printed	Jonathan Lord
uin	211118
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>Tackling nuisance telephone calls is a priority for the Department. A range of options for reform are being pursued, which includes both legislative and non-legislative measures that will protect consumers more effectively.</p><p> </p><p>Our Nuisance Calls Action Plan of 30 March 2014, included proposals to enable the Office of Communications (Ofcom) to share information more easily with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) about companies who may be breaching the regulations. We made this measure effective on 15 July 2014 and it will help ICO to take enforcement action against companies deliberately breaching the rules.</p><p> </p><p>We are also soon to consult to lower the legal threshold, making it easier for ICO to take more enforcement action, including issuing monetary penalties to companies who currently manage to avoid having action taken against them. Work on improving the ability of communication service providers to trace calls is underway and led by Ofcom, with our encouragement. Consent and lead generation issues including how telephone numbers are captured and sold on, are also being considered by the Taskforce led by Which? that will report to the Department by the end of this year. Further details about the full range of measures outlined in our Action Plan can be viewed at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/nuisance-calls-action-plan-unveiled%20" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/nuisance-calls-action-plan-unveiled</a></p><p> </p><p>Steps taken to date include the Department having improved signposting and information about whom to contact when needing to report nuisance calls, a simpler complaints process, and greater use by regulators of their powers, including the ICO and Ofcom having to date issued monetary penalties totalling more than £2.2 million for nuisance telephone calls and SMS text messages. We will continue to work with regulators, consumer group representatives and the industry to deliver improved protection for the benefit of consumers.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 27/10/2014 11:44:55 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

99795

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Arts: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what oversight he has of the allocation of the Arts Council England's funding to other organisations.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Jason McCartney
uin	211088
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>Funding decisions are made by Arts Council England, without Government input. Ministers establish the strategic priorities for ACE’s spending in each Spending Round and regularly meet with Arts Council England.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 27/10/2014 11:44:13 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	3953 label Biography information for Jason McCartney

99796

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Mobile Phones
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with Ofcom on the merits of passive infrastructure sharing in partial not-spots; and what information he has on the changes that would be required to the upgrade and sharing elements of the electronic communications code to enable this.
tabling member constituency	Aberconwy
tabling member printed	Guto Bebb
uin	211165
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>The Government is committed to improving mobile coverage for all consumers, and is currently in discussions with Ofcom and relevant Mobile Network Operators. We have been looking at a number of options for improving coverage in partial not-spot areas, including passive infrastructure sharing and national roaming. We are also considering the impact of reforms to the Electronic Communications Code, in the broader context of supporting communications infrastructure in an effort to improve mobile network coverage. The Government is aware that reforms will need to balance the interests of all stakeholders involved.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State is considering his position on Code reform and will outline plans shortly. The Government is committed to ensuring the UK has world-class mobile coverage.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 27/10/2014 11:45:29 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb

99717

registered interest
date	17/10/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Football
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions his Department had with the Football Association on the changes to the Owners and Directors Test introduced on 1 August 2014; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hereford and South Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Jesse Norman
uin	210974
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2014 answer text <p>I meet regularly with the Football Association to discuss a range of issues, including the efficacy of the Owners’ and Directors’ Test. I expect that robust ownership rules should be consistently applied across the professional game with strong FA oversight.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 22/10/2014 10:54:27 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman

93761

registered interest
date	16/10/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Football
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many meetings his Department has had with football supporters' groups or organisations since July 2011; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Bill Wiggin
uin	210863
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>I meet regularly with a wide range of football organisations, including Supporters Direct and the Football Supporters Foundation. DCMS Ministers’ external meetings are published quarterly on the Departmental website</p><p> </p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/313639/Transparency_Declarations_Oct-Dec_2013_csv.csv/preview</p><p> </p><p>I continue to press the football authorities to better engage with their fans, but have been encouraged by the introduction of a designated Supporter Liaison Officer into each Premier League and Football League club.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 23/10/2014 12:32:26 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin