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176647

registered interest
date	29/01/2015
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	Government Departments: Flags
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what criteria determine when flags on Government buildings are flown at half mast; and for what reason it was done on Wednesday 21 January.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL4556
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2015 answer text <p>On Friday 23 January, flags on Government buildings were flown at half mast following the death of King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia. In line with long-standing arrangements, the Union Flag is flown at half-mast on Government buildings following the death of foreign monarchs.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 05/02/2015 14:59:11 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

176743

registered interest
date	29/01/2015
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: Cumbria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when he expects Phase 2 of Connecting Cumbria to be complete; and what estimate he has made of how many premises in Copeland will receive high speed broadband in that phase.
tabling member constituency	Copeland
tabling member printed	Mr Jamie Reed
uin	222689
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p>Connecting Cumbria has not yet begun the contracting process for a phase 2 superfast broadband project. The government expects the contracting to be complete by June 2015. The coverage and timescale for delivery from this contract will be dependent on the outcome of the procurement process.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 03/02/2015 13:09:46 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1503 label Biography information for Mr Jamie Reed

176825

registered interest
date	29/01/2015
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	Local Press
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 launch an inquiry into the future of local newspapers; and if he will take steps to prevent further closures of such newspapers.
tabling member constituency	North Antrim
tabling member printed	Ian Paisley
uin	222758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2015 answer text <p>There are currently no plans to launch an inquiry into the future of local newspapers, but we are actively considering steps to protect the vibrancy and diversity of this vitally important sector.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 06/02/2015 10:02:29 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4129 label Biography information for Ian Paisley

176252

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
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	War Memorials
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have plans to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Monument to the Women of World War II.
tabling member printed	Baroness Harris of Richmond
uin	HL4510
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2015 answer text <p>Government have no current plans to celebrate ​the 10th Anniversary of the Monument to the Women of World War II.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 05/02/2015 14:59:24 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	2505 label Biography information for Baroness Harris of Richmond

176256

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
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: Wales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many premises or households in Wales benefit from superfast broadband; and what was the figure 12 months previously.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL4514
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p>According to Ofcom's UK Infrastructure Report published in December 2014, superfast broadband was available to 55% of premises in Wales. There are no comparable figures available for superfast broadband availability in 2013, but according to Ofcom’s 2013 UK Infrastructure Report, 48% of the premises in Wales had access to Next Generation Access networks.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 03/02/2015 14:31:52 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

176281

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
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	Satellite Broadcasting
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer on 27 January by Lord Gardiner of Kimble (HL4359), whether the introduction of retransmission fees could be beneficial to the creative industry if money generated from retransmission fees was used in original United Kingdom programming.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL4539
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p>Currently public services broadcasters are not able to charge cable operators for the retransmission of their PSB services. This is an area where many competing interests – particularly those of broadcasters, platforms, and of viewers - must be balanced. Government is going to consult on whether the time is right to remove section 73 of the Copyright, Design and Patents Act, and whether this allows PSBs to invest more in high-quality content. But rather than doing so in isolation, we will be looking at this in the wider context, examining the framework of regulation that governs the balance of payments between broadcasters and platforms and rates surrounding EPG prominence.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 03/02/2015 14:32:41 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

176369

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
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	Communication
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what his Department's communications budget has been for each financial year from 2010-11 to 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	222565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>The department’s budgets for Publicity and Communications – excluding pay costs are set out below:</p><p>2010/11 - £1,099k</p><p>2011/12 - £966k</p><p>2012/13 - £674k</p><p>2013/14 - £283k</p><p>2014/15 - £403k</p><p> </p><p>Budgets in 2010/11, 2011/12 and 2012/13 reflect the costs associated with the preparation for, and delivery of, the hugely successful Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2012.</p><p> </p><p>The budget for 2014/15 has been increased to provide for the work associated with the planned events at home and abroad to commemorate the centenary of the First World War</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 26/03/2015 09:16:10 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant previous answer version 42442 answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

176370

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
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	Advertising
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what his Department's advertising budget was in each financial year from 2010-11 to 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	222569
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2015 answer text <p>The Department does not typically hold a budget specifically for advertising. Advertising costs are met from a variety of other budgets depending upon their nature and are not typically separately distinguishable. However in 2014-15 we have budgeted up to £10.2m for broadband advertising, promoting the superfast and the voucher campaigns.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 04/02/2015 15:19:40 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

176371

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 19 January 2015 to Question 220723, whether that advertising campaign was funded from the BBC topslice.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	222383
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text The national broadband marketing campaign was funded from the Superfast Broadband Programme budget, which is in turn funded from the TV licence fee. answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 02/02/2015 14:56:03 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

176372

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 22 January 2015 to Question 221249, on broadband, what data has been made available to his Department on where the budget was spent.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	222384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2015 answer text <p>The total cost of the Government's national superfast broadband awareness campaign is £8million. This includes the media buying costs (e.g. the airtime for TV/press adverts etc) as well as production costs for adverts (TV/radio/digital/out of home), photography, fees, social media activity and a toolkit of materials for local authorities.</p><p> </p><p>The current breakdown per media spent so far is as follows (net costs):</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Television</p></td><td><p>£2,398,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Video on Demand</p></td><td><p>£284,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Out of Home (posters)</p></td><td><p>£2,000,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Press (national and regional)</p></td><td><p>£828,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Radio</p></td><td><p>£300,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Digital</p></td><td><p>£928,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>It is not possible to get a regional split for all the media bought as the campaign was bought on a national basis. I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on <ins class="ministerial">22 January 2015 to Question 221249.</ins> <del class="ministerial">15 January 2015 to Question 219653.</del></p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey previous answer version 42278 answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot 43277 answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot question first answered 06/02/2015 14:24:26 question first ministerially corrected 09/02/2015 09:01:07 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah