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1020696

registered interest
date	06/12/2018
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	Big Lottery Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much Big Lottery funding per capita was allocated to (a) Lewisham Deptford constituency, (b) London and (c) England in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	199892
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>For the financial year 2017/18 data is as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Current Authorised Amount</p></td><td><p>Population</p></td><td><p>Per Capita</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England (Country)</p></td><td><p>£323,916,855</p></td><td><p>55,619,430</p></td><td><p>£5.82</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London (Region)</p></td><td><p>£89,906,704</p></td><td><p>8,825,001</p></td><td><p>£10.19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lewisham, Deptford (Constituency)</p></td><td><p>£6,079,038</p></td><td><p>125,190</p></td><td><p>£48.56</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 17/12/2018 11:14:39 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

988862

registered interest
date	16/10/2018
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	Internet: Standards
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 progress his Department has made on ensuring every household has the Universal Service Obligation of 10 mbps in internet speed by 2020.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	180261
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>The broadband Universal Service Obligation (USO) will give everyone across the UK, including those that are connected via local exchange only lines, a clear enforceable right to request high speed broadband subject to a reasonable cost threshold.</p><p> </p><p>Following a consultation in 2017, the design for the USO was set out in secondary legislation in March 2018 and the consultation response published online.</p><p> </p><p>Ofcom is now responsible for implementing the USO, including designating the Universal Service Provider(s), and the design of an industry cost sharing fund. Following a call for expressions of interest, Ofcom published a consultation on 13 September seeking views on proposals for the process of designating a Universal Service Provider. Ofcom will also consider the wider USO aspects, including the identification of Universal Service Provider(s) and the regulatory obligations which will apply to them, in a further consultation later this year.</p><p> </p><p>Ofcom, rather than Local Authorities, is responsible for enforcing the broadband USO.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 180262 180263 question first answered 23/10/2018 16:46:12 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

988863

registered interest
date	16/10/2018
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	Internet: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether his Department's plans for a Universal Service Obligation of 10 mbps in internet speed by 2020 includes homes with exchange only lines.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	180262
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>The broadband Universal Service Obligation (USO) will give everyone across the UK, including those that are connected via local exchange only lines, a clear enforceable right to request high speed broadband subject to a reasonable cost threshold.</p><p> </p><p>Following a consultation in 2017, the design for the USO was set out in secondary legislation in March 2018 and the consultation response published online.</p><p> </p><p>Ofcom is now responsible for implementing the USO, including designating the Universal Service Provider(s), and the design of an industry cost sharing fund. Following a call for expressions of interest, Ofcom published a consultation on 13 September seeking views on proposals for the process of designating a Universal Service Provider. Ofcom will also consider the wider USO aspects, including the identification of Universal Service Provider(s) and the regulatory obligations which will apply to them, in a further consultation later this year.</p><p> </p><p>Ofcom, rather than Local Authorities, is responsible for enforcing the broadband USO.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 180261 180263 question first answered 23/10/2018 16:46:12 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

988878

registered interest
date	16/10/2018
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	Internet: Standards
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 support is being provided to local authorities to ensure that the Universal Service Obligation of a minimum download speed of 10 mbps by 2020 will be met.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	180263
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>The broadband Universal Service Obligation (USO) will give everyone across the UK, including those that are connected via local exchange only lines, a clear enforceable right to request high speed broadband subject to a reasonable cost threshold.</p><p> </p><p>Following a consultation in 2017, the design for the USO was set out in secondary legislation in March 2018 and the consultation response published online.</p><p> </p><p>Ofcom is now responsible for implementing the USO, including designating the Universal Service Provider(s), and the design of an industry cost sharing fund. Following a call for expressions of interest, Ofcom published a consultation on 13 September seeking views on proposals for the process of designating a Universal Service Provider. Ofcom will also consider the wider USO aspects, including the identification of Universal Service Provider(s) and the regulatory obligations which will apply to them, in a further consultation later this year.</p><p> </p><p>Ofcom, rather than Local Authorities, is responsible for enforcing the broadband USO.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 180261 180262 question first answered 23/10/2018 16:46:12 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

968164

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
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	Voluntary Work: Young People
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 estimate his Department has made of the cost to the public purse of delivering the National Citizen Service in (a) the UK and (b) London in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	170811
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12 - 2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017/18</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total grant funding (£M)</p></td><td><p>168</p></td><td><p>117</p></td><td><p>155</p></td><td><p>181</p></td><td><p>181</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>A proportion of NCST’s costs are spent centrally - for example on safeguarding, IT infrastructure, and programme support, and these are not allocated by region. It is therefore not possible to provide an accurate split for London only.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 13/09/2018 15:39:46 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

968165

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
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	Voluntary Work: Young People
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 estimate his Department has made of the number of young people who took part in the National Citizen Service programme in (a) the UK and (b) London in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	170812
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Participants</p></td><td><p>39,566</p></td><td><p>57,789</p></td><td><p>75,605</p></td><td><p>92,996</p></td><td><p>98,808</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London Participants</p></td><td><p>9,903</p></td><td><p>10,997</p></td><td><p>13,924</p></td><td><p>15,034</p></td><td><p>15,685</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Figures exclude participants in Northern Ireland, as NCS is a devolved programme.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 13/09/2018 15:44:05 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

968166

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
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	Voluntary Work: Young People
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 information his Department holds on the age profile of the young people who have taken part in the National Citizen Service programme in (a) the UK and (b) London in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	170813
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>Participants on NCS are 16 or 17 years old, barring a very few exceptions. Individual exceptions are made each year for participants (for example those with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) who fall outside this age range – this accounts for less than 5% of national participation.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 13/09/2018 15:52:26 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

968167

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
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	Voluntary Work: Young People
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 information his Department holds on the gender profile of the young people who have taken part in the National Citizen Service programme in (a) the UK and (b) London in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	170814
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>All</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>44%</p></td><td><p>43%</p></td><td><p>43%</p></td><td><p>44%</p></td><td><p>44%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>55%</p></td><td><p>57%</p></td><td><p>57%</p></td><td><p>56%</p></td><td><p>56%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other / Prefer not to say / Blank</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>London</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>40%</p></td><td><p>41%</p></td><td><p>42%</p></td><td><p>42%</p></td><td><p>43%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>60%</p></td><td><p>59%</p></td><td><p>58%</p></td><td><p>58%</p></td><td><p>57%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other / Prefer not to say / Blank</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 13/09/2018 15:56:04 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

968168

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
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	Voluntary Work: Young People
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 information his Department holds on the socio-economic profile of the young people who have taken part in the National Citizen Service programme in (a) the UK and (b) London in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	170815
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>Young people from disadvantaged backgrounds are more likely than those from non-disadvantaged backgrounds to participate in NCS. NCS Trust assess socio-economic profile in two main ways: Free School Meals eligibility and living in a deprived area.</p><p> </p><p>Free School Meals:</p><p> </p><p>All</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Proportion of NCS participants eligible for FSM</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Proportion of the national population of 16-17yr olds eligible for FSM</p></td><td><p>14%</p></td><td><p>13%</p></td><td><p>13%</p></td><td><p>12%</p></td><td><p>12%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>London</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Proportion of NCS participants in London eligible for FSM</p></td><td><p>21%</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td><td><p>22%</p></td><td><p>24%</p></td><td><p>24%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Proportion of the London population of 16-17yr olds eligible for FSM</p></td><td><p>23%</p></td><td><p>22%</p></td><td><p>20%</p></td><td><p>18%</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Deprived areas (NCS Trust define as the 20% most deprived local authorities in the country):</p><ul><li>Compared to the national proportion of young people taking part in NCS (1 in 6), 1 in 5 of those living in the most deprived areas take part.</li><li>Of the top 10 areas with highest NCS uptake, half are amongst the most deprived areas in the country.</li></ul> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 13/09/2018 15:58:18 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

964349

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
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 assessment his Department has made of the economic effect of broadband blackspots in (a) England, (b) London and (c) Lewisham Deptford constituency.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	169573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The Department has not conducted a specific analysis of the economic impact of poor broadband connectivity in England, London, or the Lewisham Deptford constituency.</p><p> </p><p>We have published a further independent evaluation of the Department’s superfast programme, which has provided superfast broadband access to over 4.85 million homes and businesses across the UK, which can be found here <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/evaluation-of-the-economic-impact-and-public-value-of-the-superfast-broadband-programme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/evaluation-of-the-economic-impact-and-public-value-of-the-superfast-broadband-programme</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has analysed the impacts of superfast broadband, including the economic impact. Our 2013 UK Broadband Impact Study and an evaluation in 2015 of the UK's National Broadband Scheme are both available at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-broadband-impact-study--2" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-broadband-impact-study--2 </a>and <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-uks-national-broadband-scheme-an-independent-evaluation" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-uks-national-broadband-scheme-an-independent-evaluation</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 11/09/2018 16:03:46 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft