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224254

registered interest
date	27/02/2015
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: Suffolk
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government which parishes of the county of Suffolk are still without broadband services of at least two megabits per second; and when they expect to complete the coverage of each of those parishes.
tabling member printed	Lord Marlesford
uin	HL5307
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>Data on areas of Suffolk with broadband speeds below two megabits per second is held by Suffolk County Council, although this will be subject to change as broadband roll-out plans develop. The Government is developing plans to enable all premises which have speeds below two megabits per second to have access to speeds above this level by the end of 2015.</p><p> </p><p>More information on broadband coverage and speeds at local levels is available at the following Ofcom website: <a href="http://infrastructure.ofcom.org.uk/" target="_blank">http://infrastructure.ofcom.org.uk/</a></p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 09/03/2015 16:43:10 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	1854 label Biography information for Lord Marlesford

223426

registered interest
date	24/02/2015
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	Gaelic Athletic Association
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to recognise the Gaelic Athletic Association in England as a body to which grants could be paid.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL5179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2015 answer text <p>Sport England can only award grants to the Gaelic Athletic Association if it is recognised as a governing body for Gaelic sports in England. Sport England is currently working with the Gaelic Athletic Association to explore how an English body can be established to seek recognition and be eligible to apply for Sport England grants.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble grouped question UIN HL5180 question first answered 03/03/2015 12:45:31 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

223427

registered interest
date	24/02/2015
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	Gaelic Athletic Association
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have paid any grants to the Gaelic Athletic Association in England.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL5180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2015 answer text <p>Sport England can only award grants to the Gaelic Athletic Association if it is recognised as a governing body for Gaelic sports in England. Sport England is currently working with the Gaelic Athletic Association to explore how an English body can be established to seek recognition and be eligible to apply for Sport England grants.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble grouped question UIN HL5179 question first answered 03/03/2015 12:45:31 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

222733

registered interest
date	23/02/2015
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	Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the Prime Minister appointed Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint as a trustee and chair of the Natural History Museum; and from whom advice was taken on that appointment.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL5074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2015 answer text <p>The Prime Minister appointed Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint as Trustee of the Natural History Museum on 1st April 2014; Lord Green's appointment as Chair was made by the Board of Trustees. The appointment of Lord Green was made following an open competition and in making this decision the Prime Minister took advice from the Secretary of State of Culture, Media and Sport.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 03/03/2015 15:24:45 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

222738

registered interest
date	23/02/2015
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	Tickets: Touting
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether Mr Ajay Chowdhury, as a Non-Executive Director at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, has had any involvement in the current discussions on ticket touting relating to the Consumer Rights Bill.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL5079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2015 answer text <p>Non-executive directors have not been involved in discussions relating to the secondary ticket market and the Consumer Rights Bill.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 03/03/2015 12:44:54 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

222740

registered interest
date	23/02/2015
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	Cultural Heritage: Export Controls
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government who had ultimate responsibility for the granting of an export licence to the 1942 Alan Turing notebook to be auctioned in New York by Bonhams on 13 April; why that licence was unconditional; and which experts were consulted in making that determination.
tabling member printed	Lord Sharkey
uin	HL5081
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p>Under UK export licensing procedures, archives produced more than 50 years before the date of export, require an export licence. An export licence for Alan Turing’s notebook was issued by the Export Licensing Unit of the Arts Council, on behalf of the Secretary of State, on 29 July 2014, having first obtained expert advice on its national importance. It is not Departmental practice to release the names of expert advisers.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 02/03/2015 14:41:58 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	4196 label Biography information for Lord Sharkey

222744

registered interest
date	23/02/2015
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	Libraries
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of library closures on educational standards across the United Kingdom.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL5085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2015 answer text <p>The DCMS has not made any assessment of the impact of library closures on educational standards across the United Kingdom. Every Library Authority has a duty to provide a comprehensive and efficient library service.</p> answering member printed Baroness Jolly question first answered 26/02/2015 17:03:55 answering member 4203 label Biography information for Baroness Jolly
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

179201

registered interest
date	11/02/2015
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	Public Buildings: Disability
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what actions they are taking to ensure that sports centres, theatres and other public places are being adapted to provide for those people who are physically disabled but not necessarily in a wheelchair.
tabling member printed	Baroness Gould of Potternewton
uin	HL4938
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>The Equality Act 2010 prohibits discrimination against disabled people in the provision of goods, facilities and services. Sport England has produced the ‘Accessible Sports Facilities’ guidance note to ensure that providers meet the needs of the widest range of people in the design, operation and maintenance of sports facilities.</p><p>The Arts Council has published guidance called 'Building Inclusion: Physical Access Guidance for the Arts' which covers access in relation to all aspects of arts buildings from arrival and circulation to toilets and signage for all users - staff, artists and the public.</p><p>The Arts Council's current capital programme has focused on repair, renewals and refurbishments including supporting applications that seek to improve physical access. Organisations in the Arts Council's 2015-18 portfolio will need to provide an Audience Development plan for access for deaf and disabled people as part of the Funding Agreement negotiations.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 23/02/2015 15:06:31 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	3573 label Biography information for Baroness Gould of Potternewton

179225

registered interest
date	11/02/2015
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 Guards Parade
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government who is responsible for the maintenance of buildings, parapets, and statues on Horse Guards Parade.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL4962
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>The Royal Parks Agency is responsible for Horse Guards Parade Ground as it forms part of the Royal Park. They also have responsibility for the maintenance of the following statues and structures.</p><p> </p><p>- Earl Mountbatten Statue</p><p>- Field Marshal Earl Kitchener Statue</p><p>- Field Marshal Earl Roberts Statue</p><p>- Viscount Wolseley Statue</p><p>- Cadiz Mortar</p><p>- Ottoman Gun</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A Charitable organisation, the Committee for the Royal Naval Division Memorial is responsible for the maintenance of the Royal Naval Division Memorial. However, the Foreign and Commonwealth office has an agreement to maintain the costs of the water supply and the costs of cleaning the memorial.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 23/02/2015 15:06:54 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

179245

registered interest
date	11/02/2015
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	BBC
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the Future of News report published by the BBC on 28 January.
tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
uin	HL4982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>No formal assessment has been made of the report, but we welcome the BBC's insight into the future of news.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 23/02/2015 13:01:06 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood