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518978

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
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	World War I: Sikhs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if his Department will consider securing a suitable site in central London for a permanent monument to the death of Sikh people in the First World War.
tabling member constituency	Northampton South
tabling member printed	David Mackintosh
uin	37074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2016 answer text <p>Government fully recognises the outstanding military contribution of Sikhs during the First World War.</p><p>It is for local groups and organisations interested in establishing such a memorial to work with the relevant local planning authority and other organisations to identify a suitable site and obtain the necessary planning permissions.</p> answering member constituency Bexleyheath and Crayford answering member printed David Evennett question first answered 23/05/2016 13:40:43 answering member 1198 label Biography information for Sir David Evennett
tabling member	4431 label Biography information for David Mackintosh

518982

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
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	Horse Racing: Betting
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 paragraph 3.2 of his Department's document, Implementing the replacement for the Horserace Betting Levy, published in March 2016, what progress has been made on the independent report on the value of the common interest between betting and racing; and when he expects to publish the findings of that report.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	37210
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2016 answer text <p>The rate payable by gambling operators will be informed by this independent economic analysis of the funding of horseracing and further discussion with the betting and racing industries. We will be consulting on the findings of the report with both industries within the next few weeks and intend to publish the report in due course.</p> answering member constituency Bexleyheath and Crayford answering member printed David Evennett grouped question UIN 37211 question first answered 23/05/2016 13:25:21 answering member 1198 label Biography information for Sir David Evennett
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

518983

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
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	Television Licences: Northern Ireland
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 households in Northern Ireland held black and white television licences in (a) 2005 and (b) 2015.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	37225
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2016 answer text <p>TV Licensing have confirmed that the number of black and white TV licences in force in Northern Ireland was 2,978 in 2005, and 736 in 2015.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 23/05/2016 10:29:24 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

518984

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
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	BBC: Pay
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 proposals in his Department's White Paper, A BBC for the future, published in May 2016, if he will take steps to ensure that employees earning above £450,000 will not be able to be exempted from the requirement to publish their name by using personal service companies or similar structures.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	37228
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2016 answer text Our White Paper, 'A BBC for the Future', makes it clear that we want to ensure that the BBC is transparent and efficient in how it spends its funding. As set out in its annual report, the BBC reviewed the use of Personal Service Companies as a means of engaging presenters and contributors​ in 2012​. ​It continue​s to apply an employment test, discussed with HM Revenue & Customs, to all workers to ensure they have the appropriate employment status. answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 23/05/2016 13:23:44 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

518985

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
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	Horse Racing: Betting
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 paragraph 3.2 of his Department's document, Implementing the replacement for the Horserace Betting Levy, published in March 2016, how his Department plans to use the independent report on the value of the common interest between betting and racing to inform the construct of the proposed levy replacement and recover revenues lost from remote offshore betting.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	37211
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2016 answer text <p>The rate payable by gambling operators will be informed by this independent economic analysis of the funding of horseracing and further discussion with the betting and racing industries. We will be consulting on the findings of the report with both industries within the next few weeks and intend to publish the report in due course.</p> answering member constituency Bexleyheath and Crayford answering member printed David Evennett grouped question UIN 37210 question first answered 23/05/2016 13:25:21 answering member 1198 label Biography information for Sir David Evennett
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

518992

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
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	BBC: Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether he has had discussions with the BBC on levels of accessibility to online archived BBC content.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Michael Dugher
uin	37314
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2016 answer text <p>As part of the discussions leading to the publication of the White Paper, A BBC for the future​: a Broadcaster of Distinction, the government discussed accessibility of the BBC's archive with the BBC. As set out in that White Paper, the government encourages the BBC to do more to open up its archive and ensure that it can be used by the public and as wide a range of institutions and organisations as possible​.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 23/05/2016 09:49:01 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	3916 label Biography information for Michael Dugher

518997

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
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	BBC: Video on Demand
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's proposal to ensure that those who watch BBC iPlayer services are subject to the requirement to pay the license fee will include those who use BBC iPlayer radio services.
tabling member constituency	Heywood and Middleton
tabling member printed	Liz McInnes
uin	37397
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2016 answer text <p>The requirement to hold a TV licence will be extended to people streaming or downloading television programmes through on-demand services provided by the BBC (notably iPlayer) and will not include those who listen to radio services.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 23/05/2016 13:28:04 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4342 label Biography information for Liz McInnes

519003

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
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	Royal Parks
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 he has had with the Royal Parks about the Plantation and the Royal Park Estate Yard in Hyde Park.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	37384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2016 answer text <p>I have had no discussions with the Royal Parks about the estate yard in Hyde Park. Following my decision this year to increase the capital allocation for the parks, my officials have been in discussion with TRP about rebuilding the existing ageing Hyde Park nursery facility. Planning on this is underway and, subject to relevant permissions, when complete will enable the estate to grow 95% of its plants on site in a new more efficient building.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 23/05/2016 09:52:03 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

519004

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
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	BBC: Video on Demand
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what account his Department is taking of the substance of responses to Question 11 in the Government's consultation on the future of the BBC published in July 2015, which are set out in Annex 7 of its White Paper, A BBC for the future: a broadcaster of distinction, published in May 2016, in formulating its policy on paying for access to BBC iPlayer services.
tabling member constituency	Heywood and Middleton
tabling member printed	Liz McInnes
uin	37491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2016 answer text <p>Responses to all questions in the BBC Charter Review public consultation were analysed and the results published in a Summary of Responses document in April. This document set out the strong support for the continued provision of the licence fee from consultation respondents, as well as significant support for reform or modernisation. On the basis of this, and wider consultation with stakeholders, the government has committed to modernise the licence fee to include BBC on-demand programmes.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 23/05/2016 09:43:29 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4342 label Biography information for Liz McInnes

518398

registered interest
date	10/05/2016
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of the £1.7 billion funding for the Superfast Broadband Programme is from (a) central government (b) local government and (c) the EU.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	36984
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p>From the £1.7 billion funding for the Superfast Broadband programme around £780 million is from central government, £740 million is from local government and £200 million is from the EU.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 12/05/2016 11:49:37 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw