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872247

registered interest
date	26/03/2018
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	Tickets: Sales
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 the Government has made of the effect on the revenue of the entertainment and sports industries of consumers paying higher prices for tickets purchased through secondary sites and less on further tickets and purchases at music and sports venues.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Ged Killen
uin	134161
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>We are determined to crackdown on unacceptable behaviour in the online ticketing market, whilst ensuring there are no unintentional consequences for the operations of the events sector.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Digital Economy Act 2017 provides the power to create a specific offence, where tickets are purchased electronically, of purchasing more tickets than the maximum permitted, to address concerns over large scale automated ticket reselling. We intend to enact this power via secondary legislation later this year, and will be monitoring its effectiveness once enacted. This measure is in addition to existing measures in the Consumer Rights Act 2015 relating to the information about tickets offered for sale on the secondary market, along with the additional requirement also contained in the Digital Economy Act for ticket sellers to provide a unique ticket number when re-selling a ticket, where one has originally been given.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We recognise that Government can’t act alone in addressing this issue, and that the ticketing industry, regulatory bodies, and online platforms need to take actions themselves. We welcome the action taken earlier this month by the Advertising Standards Authority against four of the main operators in the secondary ticketing sector banning the misleading presentation of pricing information on their websites, which we hope will help improve transparency in the market and help consumers find legitimate official ticketing sites.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The measures set out above, together with the ongoing enforcement work of the National Trading Standards and the Competition and Markets Authority, and industry’s own initiatives should go a long way to reducing people’s frustrations at the way the ticketing market works.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 134162 134163 question first answered 29/03/2018 12:34:51 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4672 label Biography information for Ged Killen

872248

registered interest
date	26/03/2018
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	Tickets: Sales
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 effectiveness of the steps taken by the Advertising Standards Authority as a result of its investigation into the big four secondary ticketing websites; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Ged Killen
uin	134162
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>We are determined to crackdown on unacceptable behaviour in the online ticketing market, whilst ensuring there are no unintentional consequences for the operations of the events sector.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Digital Economy Act 2017 provides the power to create a specific offence, where tickets are purchased electronically, of purchasing more tickets than the maximum permitted, to address concerns over large scale automated ticket reselling. We intend to enact this power via secondary legislation later this year, and will be monitoring its effectiveness once enacted. This measure is in addition to existing measures in the Consumer Rights Act 2015 relating to the information about tickets offered for sale on the secondary market, along with the additional requirement also contained in the Digital Economy Act for ticket sellers to provide a unique ticket number when re-selling a ticket, where one has originally been given.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We recognise that Government can’t act alone in addressing this issue, and that the ticketing industry, regulatory bodies, and online platforms need to take actions themselves. We welcome the action taken earlier this month by the Advertising Standards Authority against four of the main operators in the secondary ticketing sector banning the misleading presentation of pricing information on their websites, which we hope will help improve transparency in the market and help consumers find legitimate official ticketing sites.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The measures set out above, together with the ongoing enforcement work of the National Trading Standards and the Competition and Markets Authority, and industry’s own initiatives should go a long way to reducing people’s frustrations at the way the ticketing market works.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 134161 134163 question first answered 29/03/2018 12:34:51 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4672 label Biography information for Ged Killen

872249

registered interest
date	26/03/2018
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	Tickets: Sales
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 effect on the (a) frequency and (b) viability of large-scale automated ticket reselling of the (a) Digital Economy Act 2017 and (b) other recent steps the Government has taken.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Ged Killen
uin	134163
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>We are determined to crackdown on unacceptable behaviour in the online ticketing market, whilst ensuring there are no unintentional consequences for the operations of the events sector.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Digital Economy Act 2017 provides the power to create a specific offence, where tickets are purchased electronically, of purchasing more tickets than the maximum permitted, to address concerns over large scale automated ticket reselling. We intend to enact this power via secondary legislation later this year, and will be monitoring its effectiveness once enacted. This measure is in addition to existing measures in the Consumer Rights Act 2015 relating to the information about tickets offered for sale on the secondary market, along with the additional requirement also contained in the Digital Economy Act for ticket sellers to provide a unique ticket number when re-selling a ticket, where one has originally been given.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We recognise that Government can’t act alone in addressing this issue, and that the ticketing industry, regulatory bodies, and online platforms need to take actions themselves. We welcome the action taken earlier this month by the Advertising Standards Authority against four of the main operators in the secondary ticketing sector banning the misleading presentation of pricing information on their websites, which we hope will help improve transparency in the market and help consumers find legitimate official ticketing sites.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The measures set out above, together with the ongoing enforcement work of the National Trading Standards and the Competition and Markets Authority, and industry’s own initiatives should go a long way to reducing people’s frustrations at the way the ticketing market works.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 134161 134162 question first answered 29/03/2018 12:34:51 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4672 label Biography information for Ged Killen

872321

registered interest
date	26/03/2018
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	Heritage Lottery Fund
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 proportion of Heritage Lottery Fund funding has been allocated to (a) London and (b) each region in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	134235
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>The proportion of total Heritage Lottery Fund funding given to each of the regions and nations over the last five years can be seen in the table below, broken down by financial year.</p><p><strong><p><p></strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Region/Nation</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p>12%</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td><td><p>11%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>London</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>21%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>15%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>17%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>14%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>9%</p></td><td><p>9%</p></td><td><p>10%</p></td><td><p>10%</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>13%</p></td><td><p>11%</p></td><td><p>9%</p></td><td><p>13%</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td><td><p>9%</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p>11%</p></td><td><p>14%</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>10%</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and The Humber</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TOTAL</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 29/03/2018 14:09:24 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

869324

registered interest
date	22/03/2018
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: Rural Areas
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 18 December 2017 to Question 120034 on Broadband: Universal Service Obligation, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that people living in rural areas who request a broadband connection from a designated provider under the Universal Service Obligation is only charged up to a reasonable cost threshold.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	133838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>Under the proposed broadband Universal Service Obligation, it will be for industry rather than the consumer to cover the cost of connection up a reasonable cost threshold of £3,400. We also proposed that for premises where the cost of the connection exceeds this threshold, consumers would have the option of paying the excess costs in order to get connected.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We set out the full details of our proposals in our consultation on the design of the Universal Service Obligation (USO) https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/broadband-universal-service-obligation-consultation-on-design.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We will shortly be publishing our full response to the consultation and setting the overall design for the USO in secondary legislation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 29/03/2018 14:57:47 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

869465

registered interest
date	22/03/2018
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	Music
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 his Department has taken to support the live music industry in (a) Cornwall and (b) England.
tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
tabling member printed	Scott Mann
uin	133979
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>The live music industry is a vital part of the UK’s music ecosystem, contributing £1bn to the economy in 2016 and must be allowed to continue to thrive. We have recently reformed both licensing and planning guidance and will continue working with industry and Whitehall colleagues on a range of issues affecting the live music industry.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Arts Council England recently announced just under £10m funding for National Portfolio organisations in Cornwall from 2018-22, including Hall for Cornwall which hosts a live music programme and Creative Kernow's Cornwall Music Network.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 29/03/2018 14:54:45 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann

868389

registered interest
date	21/03/2018
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	Television Licences
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 consider replacing the BBC licence fee with an alternative funding model.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	133609
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>We have committed to maintain the licence fee funding model for the BBC for the duration of this 11 year Charter period.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 29/03/2018 14:51:09 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

868410

registered interest
date	21/03/2018
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 the Government is taking to ensure internet service providers supply customers with the broadband speed those providers have advertised is available for that region.
tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
uin	133630
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>By 2020 the Universal Service Obligation (USO) will give everyone the legal right to high speed broadband of at least 10Mbps.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We created new powers for this in the Digital Economy Act 2017, and subsequently ran a public consultation on the design of the USO, which we will be setting in secondary legislation very shortly.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Ofcom will then be responsible for implementing the USO, including designating the universal service providers and the design of an industry cost-sharing fund.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 29/03/2018 14:48:06 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

868555

registered interest
date	21/03/2018
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	Tourism: National Income
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 proportion of gross domestic product tourism accounts for.
tabling member constituency	Bexleyheath and Crayford
tabling member printed	David Evennett
uin	133775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>In 2016 Tourism accounted for £66bn GVA, which was <del class="ministerial">14.2%</del> <ins class="ministerial">3.8%</ins>of the total UK GVA.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 29/03/2018 14:41:53 question first ministerially corrected 14/05/2018 16:37:18 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis previous answer version 50829 answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	1198 label Biography information for Sir David Evennett

868558

registered interest
date	21/03/2018
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	Tourism
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 he is taking to promote domestic tourism in England.
tabling member constituency	Bexleyheath and Crayford
tabling member printed	David Evennett
uin	133778
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>In November 2015, the Government announced the £40 million Discover England Fund (DEF), an unprecedented opportunity for investment in improving English tourism product.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We have been working with VisitEngland to encourage more domestic visitors to explore the country and discover all there is to see and experience on their doorstep this spring. For example, the annual celebration of English tourism, English Tourism Week has just concluded. Further details can be found here: <a href="https://www.visitbritain.org/english-tourism-week" target="_blank">https://www.visitbritain.org/english-tourism-week</a>.</p><p> </p><p>VisitEngland have various projects aimed at promoting domestic tourism and building our domestic product, such a rail ‘final mile’ campaign and developing food hubs across the country. VisitEngland also worked with VisitScotland and Visit Wales to launch a major domestic campaign for summer 2017, focussed on encouraging young people to holiday at home.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 29/03/2018 14:45:24 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	1198 label Biography information for Sir David Evennett