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832964

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
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	Charity Commission: Public Appointments
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 are taken to ensure balance in (a) political background, (b) gender, (c)age and (d) regional affinity in appointments to the board of the Charity Commission.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	125280
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>Public appointments are made on merit, following a fair, open, and transparent competition, regulated by the Commissioner for Public Appointments and in accordance with the Cabinet Office Governance Code for Public Appointments.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers are provided with information about the diversity, skills and experience of the existing board at the start of each public appointments recruitment campaign.</p><p> </p><p>The Public Appointments Diversity Action Plan published in December 2017 sets out our ambition that by 2022, 50% of public appointees should be female, and 14% of all public appointments should be from ethnic minorities.</p><p> </p><p>Bearing in mind the Public Sector Equality duty, board vacancies are promoted through a variety of channels, many of which are targeted specifically at underrepresented groups.</p><p> </p><p>The Governance Code states that political activity should not affect any judgement of merit nor be a bar to appointment.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 01/02/2018 10:46:17 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

833078

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
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 Delivery UK
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 BDUK is taking to engage with stakeholders; and what stakeholders BDUK has met with in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	North East Hertfordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Oliver Heald
uin	125394
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>BDUK has extensive engagement with a wide range of stakeholders.</p><p> </p><p>Over the last 12 months BDUK has met with representatives from across the following stakeholder groups: central, local, and devolved governments; the European Commission; Ofcom; communications providers; suppliers; local communities; and industry bodies.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 01/02/2018 12:32:35 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald

833080

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
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 evaluation measures the Government plans to put in place for the superfast broadband roll-out.
tabling member constituency	North East Hertfordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Oliver Heald
uin	125396
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>The Department is currently undertaking evaluation of the Superfast Broadband Programme’s role in improving broadband connectivity and reaching areas that would otherwise not have been reached through commercial plans. The evaluation is focusing on the economic and social impacts of the programme, including the impact of the superfast programme on business performance and growth, employment, on quality of life and the reduction in benefits claimants in areas that would have lost out to higher connectivity areas, if it were not for the programme.</p><p> </p><p>The Department released The UK Broadband Impact Study in 2013 which made an assessment of the impacts of faster broadband including the economic impacts. The study can be accessed on the Department's website (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-broadband-impact-study--2). The Department will be producing results from the current evaluation in 2018.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 01/02/2018 12:34:06 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald

833081

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
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: Universal Service Obligation
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 the 10Mbps minimum speed for broadband under the universal service obligation will be the minimum speed consumers receive in their homes at peak times; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North East Hertfordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Oliver Heald
uin	125397
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Department is currently undertaking evaluation of the Superfast Broadband Programme’s role in improving broadband connectivity and reaching areas that would otherwise not have been reached through commercial plans. The evaluation is focusing on the economic and social impacts of the programme, including the impact of the superfast programme on business performance and growth, employment, on quality of life and the reduction in benefits claimants in areas that would have lost out to higher connectivity areas, if it were not for the programme.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">The Department released The UK Broadband Impact Study in 2013 which made an assessment of the impacts of faster broadband including the economic impacts. The study can be accessed on the Department's website (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-broadband-impact-study--2). The Department will be producing results from the current evaluation in 2018.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">There is a difference between what we define as the download speed, or sync speed, and the actual speed end users experience. The sync speed is the maximum speed that is achievable on the connection between the network and the premises. In reality, the actual speed that is provided to an end user is typically lower than the sync speed and this will vary depending on the number of other people using the network at that point in time. The specification that we consulted on was for a sync speed of at least 10Mbps. Ofcom says that a 10Mbps sync speed meets the needs of a typical household.</ins></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 01/02/2018 12:36:04 question first ministerially corrected 06/02/2018 11:40:42 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James previous answer version 38707 answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald

833082

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
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 new build developments are connected to fibre broadband; and if he will take steps to ensure that new build developments in North East Hertfordshire are connected to fibre broadband.
tabling member constituency	North East Hertfordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Oliver Heald
uin	125398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>My Department brokered an agreement in February 2016 between the Home Builders Federation (HBF) and Openreach to connect new build developments to superfast broadband, and where possible, ultrafast broadband. Both Virgin Media and the utility provider GTC have made similar agreements with the HBF. Whilst these voluntary agreements between industry stakeholders have been successful and are welcomed, we are monitoring their effectiveness closely. DCMS’ Barrier Busting Task Force are prepared to explore further measures, including legislative options, if necessary in order to ensure residents get the connectivity they deserve.</p><p><strong><br> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 01/02/2018 12:37:33 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald

831127

registered interest
date	26/01/2018
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	Housing: 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 recent assessment he has made of reports of poor broadband provision for new housing developments, particularly developments in rural and sub-urban areas.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Ged Killen
uin	125135
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>My Department brokered an agreement in February 2016 between the Home Builders Federation (HBF) and Openreach to connect new build developments to superfast broadband, and where possible, ultrafast broadband. Both Virgin Media and the utility provider GTC have made similar agreements with the HBF. Whilst these are voluntary agreements between industry stakeholders, we are monitoring the effectiveness of the agreements closely and, as part of this, reports of poor broadband provision for new housing development. We are prepared to explore further measures, including legislative options if necessary, in order to ensure residents get the connectivity they deserve.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 05/02/2018 16:24:44 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4672 label Biography information for Ged Killen

831128

registered interest
date	26/01/2018
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 assessment his Department has made of the number of broadband cabinets that are (a) at capacity and (b) over capacity; and what assessment his Department has made of the effect of full to capacity cabinets on broadband speeds.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Ged Killen
uin	125136
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>The department does not hold information on the overall number of cabinets that are currently at capacity. Thinkbroadband (www.thinkbroadband.com) have recently estimated that between 1,500 and 2,500 of Openreach’s 79,000 cabinets are at capacity at any point in time.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 05/02/2018 16:26:09 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4672 label Biography information for Ged Killen

831129

registered interest
date	26/01/2018
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	Nuisance Calls
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 prevent cold calls from call centres based abroad being routed through UK phone lines to appear as domestic telephone numbers.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Ged Killen
uin	125137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) independently regulate the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003, the framework which governs unsolicited direct marketing and nuisance calls. Unsolicited calls coming from beyond our jurisdiction remain a concern, although the ICO has not identified any noticeable or recent increase in volume in respect of this issue.</p><p> </p><p>To help tackle the problem, the ICO engages with the Do Not Call Forum of the Unsolicited Communications Enforcement Network, which includes overseas regulators with responsibility for tackling nuisance calls. The ICO works with other members, including the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission and regulators in South Africa and Australia, to drive forward co-ordinated actions, including sharing relevant intelligence. They are also exploring with local trade associations, representing call centres based in India and other countries, ways to work with relevant authorities to tackle the problem at source.</p><p> </p><p>The Government have already forced companies to display their number when calling, and made it easier for the ICO to prosecute those in breach of direct marketing legislation. We continue to review the ICO's powers of enforcement, and will consider what we are able to do to assist them in tackling this problem.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 05/02/2018 16:27:32 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4672 label Biography information for Ged Killen

831155

registered interest
date	26/01/2018
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, pursuant to the Answer of 22 January 2018 to Question 123265 on Broadband; what estimate his Department has made of the level of access to superfast broadbandby (a) households and (b) businesses in the UK premises as at 31 December 2017.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	125163
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2018 answer text <p>The Department does not distinguish between home and business premises. On 31 December 2017, 95% of premises in the UK had access to superfast broadband.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 31/01/2018 16:07:23 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

831176

registered interest
date	26/01/2018
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	Film: EU Action
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 promote international collaboration between British and European film industries after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	125184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>The government remains committed to supporting the UK film industry and is consulting closely with stakeholders to ensure that the sector continues to thrive after the UK has left the EU.</p><p> </p><p>The Prime Minister has made clear that, where possible, we will continue to participate in specific policies and programmes where there is mutual benefit to both the UK and the EU. The UK film industry is a great success story, contributing over £4 billion a year to the economy, and British producers will continue to be able to co-produce films with international partners under the European Convention on Cinematographic Co-Production.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 01/02/2018 12:17:30 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel