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519634

registered interest
date	19/05/2016
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: Political Impartiality
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, what discussions he has had with the BBC on challenging a perceived culture of political bias at the corporation.
tabling member constituency	Calder Valley
tabling member printed	Craig Whittaker
uin	37600
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2016 answer text <p>I have had discussions with the BBC throughout the Charter Review process. Under the plans in the White Paper, 'A BBC for the future: a broadcaster of distinction', the BBC's obligations for impartiality and accuracy will, for the first time, be regulated by an external body, Ofcom. The culture of the BBC will be a matter for the new unitary board in delivering its new mission 'To act in the public interest, serving all audiences with impartial, high-quality and distinctive media content and services that inform, educate and entertain.'</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 24/05/2016 10:23:01 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	3940 label Biography information for Craig Whittaker

519636

registered interest
date	19/05/2016
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: Archives
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how the planned further opening of the BBC archive will be funded at the stage of (a) capture, (b) preservation, (c) cataloguing, (d) digitisation, (e) storage, (f) licensed use and (g) non-licensed use.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	37672
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2016 answer text <p>The BBC receives over £3.7 billion of public money each year through the licence fee. As set out in the Government's White Paper, ‘A BBC for the future​: a Broadcaster of Distinction’, we encourage 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​. ​How the BBC uses the public money it receives to achieve this is matter for the BBC.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey grouped question UIN 37677 question first answered 24/05/2016 10:08:02 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

519638

registered interest
date	19/05/2016
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: Archives
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether public funding will be made available to support the maintenance of the BBC archive as a digital platform.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	37677
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2016 answer text <p>The BBC receives over £3.7 billion of public money each year through the licence fee. As set out in the Government's White Paper, ‘A BBC for the future​: a Broadcaster of Distinction’, we encourage 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​. ​How the BBC uses the public money it receives to achieve this is matter for the BBC.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey grouped question UIN 37672 question first answered 24/05/2016 10:08:02 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

519639

registered interest
date	19/05/2016
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: Public Participation
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 he has made of the potential cost of securing rights for content in relation to the creation of a BBC Ideas Service.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	37676
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2016 answer text <p>The BBC Ideas Service is an exciting proposal put forward by the BBC as part of a package of proposals for the next Charter period. It will be for the BBC to set out the detail of its plans for Ideas Service, including the cost of the service.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 24/05/2016 09:40:53 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

519640

registered interest
date	19/05/2016
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	Exercise
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 he has made of the effectiveness of Sport England's (a) implementation of the strategy to tackle inactivity and (b) use of funding for that purpose.
tabling member constituency	Eastleigh
tabling member printed	Mims Davies
uin	37694
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2016 answer text <p>Government is determined to tackle physical inactivity. Around one in two women and a third of men in England are damaging their health through a lack of physical activity.</p><p>In December 2015, Government published ‘Sporting Future: A New Strategy for an Active Nation&quot;, which set out a new vision for a successful and active sporting nation, with a strong focus on reaching inactive people and helping them to get moving in ways that suit them.</p><p>Sport England's new strategy ‘Towards an Active Nation’, published on 19 May, is consistent with, and takes forward, the Government's vision and relevant recommendations from Sporting Future, including those on inactivity. It sets out the organisation's plans for tackling inactivity, including by tripling its current investment to over £250m over 4 years, making it the largest single national investor in tackling inactivity. As part of that it will create a new, dedicated fund of £120 million to tackle inactivity over the next four years, building on the insight gained from pilots of their Get Healthy Get Active fund.</p><p> </p><p>Government will report annually on progress in implementing 'Sporting Future'.</p> answering member constituency Bexleyheath and Crayford answering member printed David Evennett question first answered 24/05/2016 09:17:08 answering member 1198 label Biography information for Sir David Evennett
tabling member	4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies

519643

registered interest
date	19/05/2016
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	Tickets: Sales
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 plans to lay the report relating to secondary ticketing before Parliament as required by section 94 of the Consumer Rights Act 2015.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	37565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2016 answer text <p>My Rt. Hon Friends, the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills and the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport intend to lay the report shortly.</p> answering member constituency Bexleyheath and Crayford answering member printed David Evennett question first answered 24/05/2016 15:24:14 answering member 1198 label Biography information for Sir David Evennett
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

519646

registered interest
date	19/05/2016
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: Art Works
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 make representations to the BBC on ensuring the Your Paintings archive is maintained as on online resource.
tabling member constituency	Heywood and Middleton
tabling member printed	Liz McInnes
uin	37560
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2016 answer text <p>As set out in the Government's White Paper, A BBC for the future​: a Broadcaster of Distinction, 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​. How the BBC presents its online content is matter for the BBC.​ Your Paintings is now available on <a href="http://artuk.org/" target="_blank">artuk.org</a>.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 24/05/2016 09:42:24 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4342 label Biography information for Liz McInnes

519647

registered interest
date	19/05/2016
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, if he will make an assessment of the potential effect on students living away from home of the closure of the iPlayer loophole.
tabling member constituency	Heywood and Middleton
tabling member printed	Liz McInnes
uin	37562
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2016 answer text <p>The Government consulted on adding on-demand programme services to the TV licence framework as part of its Green Paper published in July last year. Under the new proposals, all individuals will need to be covered by a TV licence if they stream or download television programmes through on-demand services provided by the BBC (notably the iPlayer). If an individual has a licence already, then they are automatically covered to watch BBC on-demand services under the new proposals.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 24/05/2016 10:26:20 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4342 label Biography information for Liz McInnes

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

518981

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	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 estimate his Department has made of when all exchange-only lines will have access to fibre broadband.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	37184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2016 answer text <p>The vast majority of phone lines across the UK connect to the nearest telephone exchange via a street cabinet, which can be upgraded to deliver fibre broadband. Estimates are not available of the number of premises served by exchange only lines and therefore when they will all have access to fibre broadband. Exchange only lines present a greater engineering challenge to deliver fibre broadband than those connected via street cabinets but technical solutions are available; one solution is to rearrange the existing network, lay new cables to reroute lines to new cabinets - a technique developed as part of the BDUK Superfast Broadband Programme.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 24/05/2016 09:37:42 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock