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771331

registered interest
date	16/10/2017
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Tourism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when the Tourism Industry Emergency Response Group met over the last year.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	107752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2017 answer text <p>Tourism Industry Emergency Response (TIER) has been active through all the terror attacks over the past few months, including convening four meetings since the first attack in March.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 19/10/2017 09:38:53 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

771428

registered interest
date	16/10/2017
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	World Athletics Championships 2017
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what the cost to the public purse was of converting the London Stadium to and from an athletics venue for the 2017 IAAF World Championships.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	108013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2017 answer text <p>The London Stadium is owned and managed by E20 Stadium LLP, a joint venture between the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) and Newham Council. E20 Stadium LLP is responsible for the costs of the seat moves which have previously been disclosed as being estimated at circa £8 million a year.</p><p> </p><p>The Mayor of London, to whom the LLDC is directly accountable, has launched an investigation into the costs and operation of the London Stadium. Further information on the stadium costs associated with hosting this year's IAAF World Championships will be available on publication of this investigation’s report by the Mayor and also as part of the standard LLDC and Greater London Authority reporting cycles.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 24/10/2017 16:27:50 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

771429

registered interest
date	16/10/2017
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Public Libraries: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 13 October 2017 to Question 106052, when the complete figures for the numbers of library closures for the last 12 months will be available; and if she will publish the data her Department holds on the numbers of libraries in each constituency in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	107956
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport does not collect or publish data on the number of public library closures in each Parliamentary constituency. Data relating to public libraries is collected from local authorities by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy which makes available the data annually to subscribers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 19/10/2017 08:37:33 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

771430

registered interest
date	16/10/2017
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Cultural Heritage: Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what financial assistance is available to cultural institutions which have incurred extra security costs resulting from recent acts of terrorism in London.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	107960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2017 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to my answer to PQ 106697.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 107945 question first answered 19/10/2017 09:15:56 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

771431

registered interest
date	16/10/2017
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	S4C Independent Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the independent review of S4C announced on 7 August 2017, whether information on (a) the deadline for submitting evidence, (b) the questions on which the review is gathering evidence and (c) the contact to whom evidence should be submitted has been made publicly available online.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	107920
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2017 answer text <p>The scope of the review and the evidence sought is outlined in the terms of reference published on gov.uk. Key partners, stakeholders and parties interested in S4C have been invited to submit evidence for the chair to consider. The chair and review secretariat welcomes evidence from anyone with an interest in S4C.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 19/10/2017 12:16:25 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

771432

registered interest
date	16/10/2017
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, 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 Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what percentage of UK premises experience broadband download speeds of less than (a) 1MB/s, (b) 2MB/s, (c) 5MB/s and (d) 10 MB/s.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	107944
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not hold this level of information. Think Broadband (http://labs.thinkbroadband.com/local/uk) publish up-to-date information on the percentage of premises receiving below 2 and 10 MB/s. These are currently reported as follows:</p><p>0.76% of UK premises experience download speeds below 2Mbps.</p><p>2.81% of UK premises experience download speeds of less than 10Mbps.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 24/10/2017 16:07:43 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

771433

registered interest
date	16/10/2017
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Cultural Heritage: Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what financial assistance the Government has given to cultural and artistic venues to assist with extra security costs incurred as a result of recent terrorist attacks in London.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	107945
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2017 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to my answer to PQ 106697.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 107960 question first answered 19/10/2017 09:15:56 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

771434

registered interest
date	16/10/2017
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	National Lottery: Grants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the equity of regional and national trends in the award of National Lottery grants over the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian C. Lucas
uin	107899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2017 answer text <p>National Lottery good cause money is allocated by expert bodies at arm's length from Government, taking account of their own priorities and the need for equitable distribution.</p><p> </p><p>Policy directions are set by DCMS or the devolved administrations as relevant. The Big Lottery Fund, Heritage Lottery Fund, Arts Council England, Sport England and British Film Institute are all required to take equality of access into account in developing programmes and considering grant allocations. This requirement does not apply to UK Sport's as their funding targets elite athletes.</p><p> </p><p>Each distributor takes account of a variety of considerations including geographical spread of funding, deprivation data and participation rates when determining priorities and allocating budget. Distributors run specific programmes designed to encourage applications from less well-represented areas.</p><p> </p><p>Information on projects in receipt of a Lottery award can be found on the National Lottery Grants Database at the following link: http://www.lottery.culture.gov.uk and from Lottery Distributors' own websites. The grants database can be sorted on a national, regional, local authority and constituency level.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 24/10/2017 13:52:36 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

771435

registered interest
date	16/10/2017
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	5G
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, on what the £740 million 5G research and infrastructure fund announced in the 2016 Autumn Statement has been spent.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	107884
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2017 answer text <p>At Autumn Statement 2016, the Government announced a a £1.1bn package to boost the UK’s digital infrastructure. This sum is intended to cover all future connectivity technologies and cover work in this area until 2020-21. This included investment in a nationally coordinated programme of full fibre and 5G Testbed &amp; Trials.</p><p>To date, the Government has invested £16 million for three leading 5G research institutions to establish a test network to test and trial 5G technologies and applications. This week, a £25 million competition was announced to select projects for initial funding as part of the first Phase of the Testbeds &amp; Trials Programme.</p><p>For the Local Full Fibre (LFFN) Programme, the Government announced in September that £10 million has been allocated for 6 full fibre test projects around the country, in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire, West Sussex, Coventry and Warwickshire, Bristol (with Bath and North East Somerset), West Yorkshire and Greater Manchester. Further measures will be set out in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 25/10/2017 09:19:40 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

771436

registered interest
date	16/10/2017
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Gaming Machines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when she plans to publish the recommendations on fixed-odds betting terminals of the Responsible Gambling Strategy Board and the Gambling Commission.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian C. Lucas
uin	107900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2017 answer text <p>We hope to make an announcement on the Government’s Review of Gaming Machines and Social Responsibility Measures shortly.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 24/10/2017 11:10:03 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas