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821546

registered interest
date	12/01/2018
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	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, if he will widen the scope of the commissioned annual independent evaluation of the National Citizen Service (NCS) in order to make comparisons with other youth programmes with similar aims to NCS.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	122464
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2018 answer text <p>DCMS commissions independent evaluations of the National Citizen Service to assess the impact and value for money of the NCS programme.</p><p> </p><p>The youth sector evidence base is not yet sufficiently developed to enable robust comparison between different programmes. DCMS is supporting youth organisations to develop the sector evidence base such as through funding for the Centre for Youth Impact and the £1m made available to evaluate the Youth Investment Fund.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch grouped question UIN 122466 question first answered 17/01/2018 10:43:58 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

821547

registered interest
date	12/01/2018
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	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, if he will enable other youth programmes to make use of the control group of non-National Citizen Service (NCS) participants secured for the annual independent evaluation of the NCS programme.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	122465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2018 answer text <p>DCMS has not received any requests to use participant data held for evaluations of the NCS programme this data and has no plans to release the data at this time.</p><p> </p><p>Separately, we are working with the Centre for Youth Impact to consider what more could be done to strengthen the collective evidence base for youth provision.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 17/01/2018 10:48:02 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

821548

registered interest
date	12/01/2018
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	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 assessment he has made of the (a) effectiveness and (b) value for money of the National Citizen Service in comparison to other youth programmes with similar aims.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	122466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2018 answer text <p>DCMS commissions independent evaluations of the National Citizen Service to assess the impact and value for money of the NCS programme.</p><p> </p><p>The youth sector evidence base is not yet sufficiently developed to enable robust comparison between different programmes. DCMS is supporting youth organisations to develop the sector evidence base such as through funding for the Centre for Youth Impact and the £1m made available to evaluate the Youth Investment Fund.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch grouped question UIN 122464 question first answered 17/01/2018 10:43:58 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

818965

registered interest
date	09/01/2018
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	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 steps his Department is taking to ensure that providers respond to demands from consumers for access to superfast broadband.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	121642
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2018 answer text <p>In addition to coverage by commercial broadband providers, the Government’s Superfast Broadband Programme has extended superfast broadband coverage with speeds of at least 24Mbps to approximately 4.75 million additional homes and businesses. A further 600,000 premises are contracted to gain coverage, and additional procurements undertaken by local authorities and the devolved administrations will extend coverage further beyond that. For all premises that do not have access to superfast broadband the government will ensure universal broadband of at least 10Mbps by 2020.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 17/01/2018 16:32:21 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

818980

registered interest
date	09/01/2018
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	Musicians: Free Movement of 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, pursuant to the Answer of 20 December 2017 to Question 118830, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the UK leaving the Single European Market on the ability of UK touring musicians to tour the EU.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	121657
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2018 answer text <p>We are working closely with the music industry to better understand the potential impacts for UK touring musicians after the UK leaves the European Union.</p><p> </p><p>The department is also working closely with the Home Office, HM Revenue and Customs and the Department for Exiting the European Union to ensure that they are informed of our understanding of these issues.</p><p> </p><p>We want to continue to build on the success of the live music scene by helping artists do business across the world.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 121658 question first answered 17/01/2018 16:38:53 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

818981

registered interest
date	09/01/2018
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	Musicians: Free Movement of 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, pursuant to the answer of 20 December 2017 to Question 118830, on Musicians: Free Movement of People, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of leaving the Customs Union on the ability of UK touring musicians to tour the EU.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	121658
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2018 answer text <p>We are working closely with the music industry to better understand the potential impacts for UK touring musicians after the UK leaves the European Union.</p><p> </p><p>The department is also working closely with the Home Office, HM Revenue and Customs and the Department for Exiting the European Union to ensure that they are informed of our understanding of these issues.</p><p> </p><p>We want to continue to build on the success of the live music scene by helping artists do business across the world.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 121657 question first answered 17/01/2018 16:38:53 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

819017

registered interest
date	09/01/2018
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	Broadband: Northern Ireland
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 he will take steps to work with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland to ensure full implementation of the Government's UK-wide broadband strategy in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	121694
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2018 answer text <p>I will engage with the new Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with whom I have an excellent relationship, to make sure the people and businesses of Northern Ireland benefit from the delivery of current UK Government broadband connectivity programmes, such as superfast and local full fibre roll out. I also encourage her department to engage with the Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review, which my department is currently undertaking to understand companies’ incentives for investment in new digital infrastructure over the next decade and beyond.</p><p> </p><p>Current superfast broadband coverage in Northern Ireland is over 85% and will reach 87% by March upon completion of the current publicly funded broadband project that has been implemented by the Department for Economy Northern Ireland with support from Broadband Delivery UK.</p><p> </p><p>Delivery to date has had funding of £11.45m from DCMS. The government has allocated a further £150 million to support ultrafast broadband roll-out as part of the June 2017 funding support package for Northern Ireland. For any premises that do not have access to superfast broadband the government will give everyone in the UK a legal right to request a connection of at least 10Mbps by 2020.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 17/01/2018 16:30:05 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

819102

registered interest
date	09/01/2018
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	Broadband: 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, how many postcodes in (a) Bethnal Green and Bow and (b) London are designated for for fibre broadband implementation that is yet to be introduced.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	121779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2018 answer text <p>We do not hold details of suppliers’ commercial plans to extend fibre broadband coverage within London.</p><p> </p><p>The Full Fibre Networks Programme (LFFN) has launched a £190m Challenge Fund into which Local Authorities have been invited to bid by 26th Jan 2018. We previously received an expression of interest from Tower Hamlets Council which referenced Bethnal Green and Bow. We therefore anticipate a bid from them.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is currently trialling a voucher scheme which makes full fibre connection vouchers available to SMEs in four regional areas. The Government will make full fibre connection vouchers available for companies across the country in 2018 to help businesses gain the benefits of fibre broadband connectivity.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 17/01/2018 16:36:59 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

819108

registered interest
date	09/01/2018
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	British Museum: 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, for what reasons the approval of the British Museum’s 2017 pay remit for staff had been delayed and what assessment he has been made of the effect of that delay on staff morale.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	121785
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2018 answer text <p>The British Museum 2017 pay remit is subject to the usual discussions the government has with its Arm's Length Bodies regarding pay and I hope they can be concluded soon. Negotiations about terms and conditions are always unsettling for staff; the aim of government and the British Museum is to reach agreement as quickly as possible to minimise this uncertainty.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 17/01/2018 10:35:49 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

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