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659487

registered interest
date	15/12/2016
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	Channel Four Television
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will issue a Written Statement outlining how each of the four accepted candidates recently appointed for the Channel 4 board met the appointment criteria as set out by Ofcom for those board positions.
tabling member constituency	Brent Central
tabling member printed	Dawn Butler
uin	57804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>Non-executive members of the Channel 4 Corporation board are appointed by Ofcom with the approval of the Secretary of State. Ofcom advertised for four vacancies for candidates with specific sector skills and experience. The Secretary of State approved the four candidates on the basis that they met the skills and experience set out the advertised job descriptions.</p><p>The government is committed to ensuring diversity within public appointments. The Cabinet Office aspiration is for 50% of new appointments made by each Government Department to go to female candidates, and 10% to candidates from a BAME background. This target is also contained within the DCMS Departmental Plan, and, in the first two quarters of 2016/17, 50% of new DCMS appointments went to women and 18% to BAME candidates.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 20/12/2016 12:29:43 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	1489 label Biography information for Dawn Butler

658438

registered interest
date	14/12/2016
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	Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Horizon 2020
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the oral contribution by the Chancellor of the Exchequer to the Treasury Committee on 12 December 2016, in response to Q311, who in her Department is responsible for assessing whether grant applications for Horizon 2020 funding are (a) value for money and (b) in line with Government objectives.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	57686
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2016 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to him by my rt. hon. Friend the Chief Secretary to the Treasury today to Question UIN 57694.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 22/12/2016 15:36:07 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

658439

registered interest
date	14/12/2016
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: Rural Areas
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 rural communities have launched their own initiatives to install fibre networks as a result of commercial and government programmes being unable to reach their premises.
tabling member constituency	Bury St Edmunds
tabling member printed	Jo Churchill
uin	57650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>Broadband Delivery UK has recently published information and guidance for communities on implementing their own community projects, with examples of schemes that it is aware of (available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/community-led-broadband-schemes). There are also other examples of community broadband support such as Community Broadband Scotland, which gives specific support to community projects in Scotland. The government does not, however, hold information on all community schemes in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 20/12/2016 12:24:40 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill

658440

registered interest
date	14/12/2016
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	Gambling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Government has plans to produce a strategy to tackle problem gambling and reduce gambling-related harm.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	57697
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>The Responsible Gambling Strategy Board (RGSB), which advises the Gambling Commission and others on reducing gambling related harm, published its responsible gambling strategy for 2016-2019 in April this year. We will be considering this alongside other evidence as part of the review of gaming machines and social responsibility measures which was announced on 24 October, with the aim of publishing our findings and any resulting proposals in spring 2017.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 20/12/2016 11:32:52 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

658441

registered interest
date	14/12/2016
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	Mobile Broadband: Rural Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what competition measures will be promoted in the forthcoming auction of 2.3GHz and 3.4GHz spectrum in order to secure improved mobile coverage in rural areas.
tabling member constituency	Montgomeryshire
tabling member printed	Glyn Davies
uin	57589
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2016 answer text <p>Ofcom with conduct all forthcoming spectrum auctions in line with their published competition objectives, which can be found here: <a href="https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/media/media-releases/2016/ofcom-outlines-rules-for-mobile-spectrum-auction" target="_blank">https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/media/media-releases/2016/ofcom-outlines-rules-for-mobile-spectrum-auction</a>.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 22/12/2016 15:34:19 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4041 label Biography information for Glyn Davies

658442

registered interest
date	14/12/2016
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	Mobile Broadband: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Welsh Government on the forthcoming auction of 2.3GHz and 3.4GHz radio spectrum; and whether those discussions have covered the possibility of introducing a 30 per cent cap on spectrum holdings.
tabling member constituency	Montgomeryshire
tabling member printed	Glyn Davies
uin	57590
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>Ofcom is responsible for spectrum allocation, in line with its statutory duties. Ofcom is currently consulting on competition measures for the 2.3/3.4GHz auction. This will ensure that the UK continues to benefit from a competitive mobile market.</p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson grouped question UIN 57591 question first answered 20/12/2016 12:23:29 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	4041 label Biography information for Glyn Davies

658443

registered interest
date	14/12/2016
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	Internet: Harassment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions her Department has had with teachers and other education providers on training for teachers on issues raised by online abuse.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	57631
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2016 answer text <p>Teacher training and education is a matter for the Department for Education. However, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport works closely with colleagues at the Department for Education on child internet safety issues.</p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 19/12/2016 16:37:06 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

658444

registered interest
date	14/12/2016
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	Museums and Galleries
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 museums she has visited in an official capacity since her appointment.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	57594
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2016 answer text <p>14.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 22/12/2016 12:58:46 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

658445

registered interest
date	14/12/2016
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	Mobile Broadband: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential improvements to mobile coverage resulting from imposing a 30 per cent cap on radio spectrum holdings in (a) Wales and (b) Montgomeryshire.
tabling member constituency	Montgomeryshire
tabling member printed	Glyn Davies
uin	57591
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>Ofcom is responsible for spectrum allocation, in line with its statutory duties. Ofcom is currently consulting on competition measures for the 2.3/3.4GHz auction. This will ensure that the UK continues to benefit from a competitive mobile market.</p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson grouped question UIN 57590 question first answered 20/12/2016 12:23:29 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	4041 label Biography information for Glyn Davies

658446

registered interest
date	14/12/2016
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	Museums and Galleries: Closures
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 regional museums have closed in each of the last six years.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	57595
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/12/2016 answer text <p>The Department does not hold data on museums closures in the last six years. However, DCMS is currently in the process of conducting a review of the museums sector, which includes consideration of the resilience of the sector. A link to the Museums Review consultation may be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/review-of-museums-in-england. I also refer the hon Gentleman to the answer provided to PQ 49502.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 23/12/2016 15:24:02 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest