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76623

registered interest
date	09/07/2014
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the proposal to deploy smart meters requiring wifi in homes, what progress has been made with the rollout of broadband.
tabling member printed	Baroness Neville-Rolfe
uin	HL965
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/08/2014 answer text <p>There is no direct link between the smart meter programme and the superfast broadband rollout programme, because the smart meters programme will not be using fixed broadband connections (they will instead involve transfer of small amounts of data over wireless technologies). However, i can confirm that the Government broadband programme is making good progress with over 600,000 new premises now having superfast broadband available for the first time as a result of the Government’s investment and that will rise to over 1 million by the end of Summer 2014.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 11/08/2014 12:02:45 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe

76624

registered interest
date	09/07/2014
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress has been made on the rollout of (1) basic broadband, (2) superfast broadband, and (3) mobile coverage, in rural areas; and what assessment they have made of the impact of those technologies on the rural economy.
tabling member printed	Baroness Neville-Rolfe
uin	HL966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2014 answer text <p>The Ofcom 2013 UK communications market report and infrastructure update report that broadband was available to 100% of UK premises, whilst 8% of connections were operating at less than 2mbps; that was down from 11% of connections in 2009.</p><p> </p><p>By the end of summer 2014, 1 million new premises will have superfast broadband available for the first time as a result of our superfast broadband programme and 4 million additional premises will have superfast broadband available to them from the current projects; that will mean 90% of UK premises will be able to access superfast services. The second round of projects will add over 1 million more premises, taking coverage to 95% across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>With respect to the impact of the broadband programme, an independent Broadband Impact Study by analysts SQW (with Cambridge Econometrics), revealed the Government's investment in superfast broadband is expected to deliver a major boost to the UK economy; for every £1 the government is investing in broadband, the UK economy could benefit by up to £20 by 2024. It also demonstrated that the benefits will be shared across the UK, helping the rebalancing of our economy; approximately 89 per cent of the benefits will be in areas outside London and the South East of England with rural areas set to benefit most.</p><p> </p><p>The report focussed on impacts of mass market broadband services – i.e. ‘affordable broadband' for SMEs and households – and estimated that by 2024, net annual GVA impacts attributable to intervention include:</p><p> </p><p>· £0.8 billion from safeguarding local enterprise employment,</p><p>· £5 billion from productivity growth for broadband-using firms,</p><p>· £0.3 billion from improved teleworker productivity, and</p><p>· £0.2 billion from increased labour force participation.</p><p> </p><p>The majority of these benefits will be to SMEs, and over half to rural areas.</p><p> </p><p>With respect to mobile coverage the 4G rollout will ensure we continue to have some of the best mobile broadband services in Europe. As a result of the 4G auction in 2012, O2 has an obligation to provide indoor 4G coverage to 98% of the UK population and to at least 95% in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland by the end of 2017. The other three UK mobile network operators have publicly committed to match O2's coverage obligation by the end of 2015.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 16/07/2014 13:16:56 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe

76642

registered interest
date	09/07/2014
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	Broadcasting Programmes
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what regulation exists of television programmes seeking to depict sexual violence against women as entertainment.
tabling member printed	Lord Carlile of Berriew
uin	HL984
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p>Section 2.3 of Ofcom's broadcasting code states that: “…broadcasters must ensure that material which may cause offence is justified by the context…such material may include, but is not limited to, offensive language, violence, sex, sexual violence, humiliation, distress, violation of human dignity, discriminatory treatment or language (for example on the grounds of age, disability, gender, race, religion, beliefs and sexual orientation)”.</p><p>In respect of ‘adult sex material' – which contains images and/or language of a strong sexual nature, and which is broadcast primarily for the purposes of sexual arousal – this must not be broadcast at any time, other than on access-restricted services between 22.00 and 05.30. The most extreme material, equivalent to the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) R-18 rating must not be broadcast at any time.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble grouped question UIN HL985 question first answered 17/07/2014 14:21:16 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	1138 label Biography information for Lord Carlile of Berriew

76643

registered interest
date	09/07/2014
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	Broadcasting Programmes
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their policy in relation to television programmes in the United Kingdom depicting rape as a form of torture.
tabling member printed	Lord Carlile of Berriew
uin	HL985
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p>Section 2.3 of Ofcom's broadcasting code states that: “…broadcasters must ensure that material which may cause offence is justified by the context…such material may include, but is not limited to, offensive language, violence, sex, sexual violence, humiliation, distress, violation of human dignity, discriminatory treatment or language (for example on the grounds of age, disability, gender, race, religion, beliefs and sexual orientation)”.</p><p>In respect of ‘adult sex material' – which contains images and/or language of a strong sexual nature, and which is broadcast primarily for the purposes of sexual arousal – this must not be broadcast at any time, other than on access-restricted services between 22.00 and 05.30. The most extreme material, equivalent to the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) R-18 rating must not be broadcast at any time.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble grouped question UIN HL984 question first answered 17/07/2014 14:21:14 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	1138 label Biography information for Lord Carlile of Berriew

76644

registered interest
date	09/07/2014
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	Film
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that film makers take into account the potential psychological effect of filming rape scenes on female actors.
tabling member printed	Lord Carlile of Berriew
uin	HL986
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p>Under Section 1.28 of the Ofcom broadcasting code, due care must be taken over the physical and emotional welfare and the dignity of people under eighteen, and they must not be caused unnecessary distress or anxiety by their involvement in programmes, or by the broadcast of those programmes.</p><p> </p><p>For adults, employers are under a common law duty of care to take steps reasonably necessary to ensure the health, safety and wellbeing of all their employees, as well as complying with relevant health and safety law. There is specific guidance issued by the Health and Safety Executive in respect of the legal duties owed by employers for audio-visual productions, which includes conducting risk assessments and taking control measures in respect of identified risks.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 17/07/2014 14:19:36 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	1138 label Biography information for Lord Carlile of Berriew

76715

registered interest
date	09/07/2014
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	Ministers: Official Cars
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 journeys Ministers of his Department have made using the Government Car Service; and how many such journeys were for the transportation of a red box.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	204934
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>The Department has a contract with the Government Car Service for one Ministerial Car. Information on total number of journeys could only be provided at disproportionate cost. Information on travel where only a red box is carried is not held by the department</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 14/07/2014 11:18:01 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

76716

registered interest
date	09/07/2014
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 and Mobile Phones: East Riding
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what analysis his Department has carried out of (a) mobile telephone network coverage and (b) high speed broadband coverage in East Yorkshire; and what steps his Department is taking and on what timescale to improve that coverage.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	204982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2014 answer text <p>Ofcom monitors and publishes broadband coverage data and it currently reports that superfast broadband coverage in the East Riding of Yorkshire stands at 21.6%. The Government has allocated over £10 million to support improvements to broadband infrastructure in East Riding, with phase 1 of the project scheduled for completion toward the end of 2015 and phase 2 scheduled to enter procurement in late summer of 2014. Ofcom also report that mobile voice coverage in the East Riding (2G) is available from at least one operator to over 99% of premises. Government is working to improve mobile voice coverage in poorly served areas through its £150m Mobile Infrastructure Project.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 16/07/2014 13:09:30 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

76717

registered interest
date	09/07/2014
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	Tour de France
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 his Department has been made of the financial benefit of the Tour de France to Yorkshire and the South-East.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	204687
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2014 answer text <p>The Tour De France Grand Depart was a resounding success and was extremely well supported in communities along all three stages. UK Sport is supporting the production of an economic impact report by local authorities covering the main locations on the route and this will be made available later this year.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 15/07/2014 15:15:24 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

76718

registered interest
date	09/07/2014
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	Pay
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 officials in his Department, of each grade, have remained at that grade since 2010 but received a pay rise; and how much of a rise each such person at each such grade has received.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	204765
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2014 answer text <p>The Department's database management system does not record this information in a way that can extract the information asked for. To identify this information for each employee would incur disproportionate cost. Pay awards for civil service departments are limited to an average of up to one percent of overall paybill costs.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 16/07/2014 13:14:23 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

76719

registered interest
date	09/07/2014
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	Morecambe
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will estimate how much money his Department has spent in Morecambe and Lunesdale constituency since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Morecambe and Lunesdale
tabling member printed	David Morris
uin	204772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2014 answer text <p>Our records show that from May 2010 to date, for the “Superfast Lancashire project” within which the Morecambe and Lunesdale constituency falls, Broadband Delivery UK, which is part of the department, has provided £980,000 in grant funding. In addition we can identify that £21,875 of grants from the Listed Place of Worship Scheme have been awarded in the Morecambe and Lunesdale constituency. However as the department's financial systems do not routinely record expenditure by constituency or similar geographical areas, a more detailed analysis of spending in the department could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 16/07/2014 13:16:02 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	4135 label Biography information for David Morris