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1194269

registered interest
date	11/05/2020
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	Media: Public Health
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 has made an assessment of the potential merits of arranging with the Independent Community News Network and the Publish Interest News Foundation for a portion of public health campaign spending to be disbursed across the independent media sector.
tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
tabling member printed	Scott Mann
uin	45333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2020 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">I met with the Independent Community News Network and the Public Interest News Foundation on 6 May to discuss Government support for the independent news publishing sector in light of the impacts of Covid-19. This meeting included a discussion on the effects of the Covid-19 outbreak on the independent news media sector, the Government's public information awareness campaign, and the ways in which the independent sector may be used to reach underserved audiences. I continue to engage with them via regular biweekly press sector meetings</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">All titles utilised in the public health campaign have been selected by the Government's media planning and buying agency, OmniGOV. As with any media planning approach, titles are selected on their ability to engage with audiences at a national, regional and local level and to ensure value for money, reach and targeting efficacy. The current partnership brings together over 600 national, regional and local titles across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to reach 49 million people a month. The vast majority of titles are local papers and additional titles have been selected in order to further reach priority audiences including BAME and older men.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">The government recognises the vital role of independent newspapers in supporting communities by ensuring the provision of reliable, high-quality information throughout the current pandemic. Safeguarding the UK’s news media so that they are able to continue to provide this is a key priority for the government and we are in regular dialogue with a range of stakeholders, including publishers, the Independent Community News Network and the Public Interest News Foundation to ensure that our response to the challenges they are facing is as effective and wide reaching as it can be. </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The government will continue to consider all possible options in the interests of promoting and sustaining high-quality news journalism. Never have the activities of journalists been more popular and critical; providing quality news to all, including those self-isolating, and binding communities together, a fundamental function of our modern day democracy.</ins></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale question first answered 19/05/2020 13:12:59 question first ministerially corrected 19/05/2020 14:18:01 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale previous answer version 22534 answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann

1182196

registered interest
date	03/03/2020
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	4G: Seas and Oceans
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 steps his Department is taking to extend the range of 4G signals out to sea to increase communications with fishing vessels.
tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
tabling member printed	Scott Mann
uin	24383
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government announced on 9 March that it had signed the deal with the Mobile Network Operators to deliver the Shared Rural Network programme, which will see them collectively increase 4G coverage throughout the United Kingdom to 95% by end-2025. The Shared Rural Network is a programme to improve 4G coverage across the landmass of the UK, rather than offshore. As a result of the Shared Rural Network, it is possible that offshore coverage may be improved near ports or ferry routes, or adjacent to coastal population centres. This is not guaranteed, however, because exact deployment plans will be managed by the Mobile Network Operators themselves, in order for them to best deliver the coverage outcomes for the programme. Furthermore, the current 4G spectrum licenses issued by Ofcom to the Mobile Network Operators limit 4G coverage to the UK and the UK Territorial Sea (up to 12 nautical miles).</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>At the World Radiocommunication Conference in 2019, the UK signed an international treaty ensuring global coordination of radio spectrum frequencies. These regulations are of great importance to the international maritime community because they help minimise the likelihood of interference and allow for the unconditional operation of critical nautical safety communications. However, these regulations also impose certain measures to limit interference between countries and can therefore impact on 4G offshore coverage potential for fishing vessels.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>DCMS supports improvements in maritime communications and is currently monitoring developments in alternative communications technologies that could provide better connectivity to fishing vessels, where coverage from land based systems is limited. Some vessels may already have these technologies installed for safety related requirements.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>DCMS also recognises the importance of the maritime sector for the UK economy and is aware of its dependence on suitable maritime communications services. We will continue to work closely with Ofcom and other government departments to ensure the interests of this sector in telecoms are adequately considered.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 10/03/2020 13:57:48 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann

1122668

registered interest
date	24/04/2019
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	Culture: Finance
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 steps he is taking to ensure that areas such as North Cornwall get their fair share of Creative Industries funding after a previous unsuccessful bid.
tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
tabling member printed	Scott Mann
uin	247135
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2019 answer text <p>Government recognises the important role that the creative industries play in driving local growth and creating new opportunities in places across the UK.</p><p>To support the UK’s world-leading cultural and creative businesses, the government and industry invested £150 million in the Creative Industries Sector Deal.</p><p>The Deal announced several proposals including a £20 million ‘Cultural Development Fund’ (CDF) for cities and towns in England to bid for creative and cultural investment. As part of the competitive grant application process, the following towns and cities were successful in their CDF application: Worcester, Wakefield, Thames Estuary, Plymouth and Grimsby. In addition, a £39m ‘Creative Industries Cluster Programme’ funding for nine R&amp;D partnerships has been set up across the UK.</p><p>The Department for Digital, Culture, Media &amp; Sport also funds Arms Length Bodies such as Arts Council England which invest in arts and culture on a regional basis.</p><p>According to Arts Council England, National Portfolio Organisations in Cornwall - many of which are defined as Creative Industries - will receive up to £10 million in funding between 2018-22. In addition, a further £5.96 million has been invested in Music Education Hubs and Grants for the Arts between 2013 and 2019</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 03/05/2019 12:16:57 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann

994015

registered interest
date	24/10/2018
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	Farmers: Finance
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 he has made of the effect of the Digital Economy Act 2017 on the amount of money farmers receive for companies renting land for telephone masts.
tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
tabling member printed	Scott Mann
uin	183353
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>The Electronic Communications Code (ECC) was recently reformed as part of the Digital Economy Act 2017. These reforms were intended to reduce the cost of providing communications infrastructure and make it easier for operators to deploy such infrastructure. The new Code came into force on 28 December 2017.</p><p> </p><p>The Regulatory Impact Assessment published by Government estimated that the ECC reforms could lead to a reduction in average market rents (as compared to rates agreed before reforms to the ECC). However, the eventual impact is difficult to predict during this period of transition in which operators and site providers adapt to the new legislation.</p><p> </p><p>During this period, where the market is adjusting and settling, good working relationships between site providers and code operators are critical, and we encourage all parties to continue their efforts to reach mutually acceptable agreements. A joint statement released in August reaffirmed the commitment made by DCMS, industry, CLA and RICS to work collaboratively to implement the ECC.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>My Department will continue to work with stakeholders, including representatives from industry, landowners, representative bodies and Ofcom, to inform the implementation of the new Code. We will monitor developments carefully and, as outlined in the Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review, (<a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/732496/Future_Telecoms_Infrastructure_Review.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/732496/Future_Telecoms_Infrastructure_Review.pdf</a>) will consider a formal review of the impact of the ECC reforms.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 01/11/2018 18:05:33 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann

869465

registered interest
date	22/03/2018
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	Music
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 recent steps his Department has taken to support the live music industry in (a) Cornwall and (b) England.
tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
tabling member printed	Scott Mann
uin	133979
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>The live music industry is a vital part of the UK’s music ecosystem, contributing £1bn to the economy in 2016 and must be allowed to continue to thrive. We have recently reformed both licensing and planning guidance and will continue working with industry and Whitehall colleagues on a range of issues affecting the live music industry.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Arts Council England recently announced just under £10m funding for National Portfolio organisations in Cornwall from 2018-22, including Hall for Cornwall which hosts a live music programme and Creative Kernow's Cornwall Music Network.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 29/03/2018 14:54:45 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann

851740

registered interest
date	28/02/2018
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	National Lottery: Cornwall
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 National Lottery funding (a) North Cornwall and (b) Cornwall has received in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
tabling member printed	Scott Mann
uin	130503
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2018 answer text <p>Information on projects in receipt of a Lottery award can be found on the National Lottery Grants Database at the following link: <a href="http://www.lottery.culture.gov.uk" target="_blank">http://www.lottery.culture.gov.uk</a> 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>The total value of the National Lottery grants awarded in North Cornwall and Cornwall between 2010 and 2016 are given in the table below. The figures for grants awarded in 2017 will be confirmed at the end of March 2018.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>North Cornwall (constituency)</p></td><td><p>Cornwall (local authority)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>£547,777</p></td><td><p>£9,804,812</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>£367,762</p></td><td><p>£4,682,844</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>£972,991</p></td><td><p>£10,737,091</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>£1,082,806</p></td><td><p>£22,746,502</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>£1,192,268</p></td><td><p>£14,205,830</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>£721,870</p></td><td><p>£17,835,491</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>£1,765,617</p></td><td><p>£25,896,402</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 09/03/2018 11:16:46 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann

846984

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
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	Museums and Galleries: Cornwall
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 he has made of the adequacy of the level of public funding for museums in (a) Cornwall and (b) North Cornwall.
tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
tabling member printed	Scott Mann
uin	129158
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2018 answer text <p>The recently published Mendoza Review of museums in England found that public funding to museums and galleries in England has totalled over £8.4 billion in the past decade. Museums in Cornwall receive public funding from a variety of sources, including Arts Council England (ACE), Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), local authorities and others, as well as benefiting from a range of tax reliefs and grants. It is therefore not possible to provide a comprehensive breakdown of public funding for museums in the region.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>ACE has invested in Cornwall’s museums through its support for Cornwall Museums Partnership (CMP). As a Major Partnership Museum, CMP has received £1.5m from ACE since 2015, and as a National Portfolio Organisation in the next spending round from 2018-2022 will receive £2.44m funding to enable Cornwall’s museums to become a strong network of sustainable organisations.</p><p> </p><p>Government also directly sponsors Tate St Ives which reopened in October following a major project which saw it nearly double in size, supported by £2.8m from the HLF.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 02/03/2018 12:53:01 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann

825431

registered interest
date	18/01/2018
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: Cornwall
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 steps he has taken to facilitate access to superfast broadband for people who live in (a) Cornwall and (b) North Cornwall constituency; and whether he has held discussions with superfast broadband providers on delivering that service.
tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
tabling member printed	Scott Mann
uin	123572
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government has provided over £5.9m for the delivery of superfast broadband in Cornwall. According to Thinkbroadband, currently over 90% of premises in Cornwall have access to Superfast Broadband, up from 33% in 2011. The local Superfast Cornwall project has a current delivery contract with BT which will extend coverage to at least a further 3% of premises within Cornwall.</p><p> </p><p>As confirmed in our announcement in December 2017 we are pushing ahead with our plans for a Universal Service Obligation (USO) so that by 2020 everyone across the UK will have a clear, enforceable right to request high speed broadband.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 25/01/2018 14:47:30 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann

824684

registered interest
date	17/01/2018
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	Tourism: North Cornwall
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 funding his Department has allocated for the promotion of tourism in north Cornwall.
tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
tabling member printed	Scott Mann
uin	123485
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>VisitBritain and VisitEngland are responsible for promoting the UK as a tourist destination, which it does through a range of different initiatives and campaigns. One of the current projects in the £40m Discover England Fund is the South West Coast Path, which is promoting the path to the Dutch and German market. Cornwall is also featured in their new domestic campaign “Join the World”.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>At of the end of the last financial year, the Heritage Lottery Fund has funded 639 projects totalling £104.3m in Cornwall. These projects range from the St Austell Townscape Heritage, the Tate St Ives and the National Maritime Museum in Falmouth. In addition, our colleagues in the Department of Cities and Local Growth have awarded over £11m of Coastal Communities Funding to 12 projects in Cornwall.</p><p><strong><p><p><br></strong></p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 123160 question first answered 23/01/2018 15:43:26 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann

793947

registered interest
date	22/11/2017
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: Cornwall
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 has been made on the roll-out of superfast broadband to (a) rural areas and (b) Cornwall.
tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
tabling member printed	Scott Mann
uin	115036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>Information held by the Department does not distinguish between rural and urban areas in regards to superfast broadband coverage. Superfast broadband of at least 24 Mbps is available to over 94 per cent of homes and businesses in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>According to Thinkbroadband</p><p>(http://labs.thinkbroadband.com/local/cornwall,E06000052), in Cornwall almost 90% of premises now have access to superfast broadband, up from 33% in 2011. Current contracted delivery will extend coverage by a further 3% by 2019 and Superfast Cornwall are currently beginning a further procurement process for additional superfast coverage beyond that.</p><p> </p><p>For all premises that do not have superfast broadband the government will ensure universal broadband of at least 10Mbps.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 29/11/2017 11:17:24 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann