Written questions
663 written questions tabled, most recent first.
15 Jul 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
BBC: Video on Demand
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what information he holds on how the BBC will enforce payment of the licence fee by people watching iPlayer.
15 Jul 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Broadband
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether any of the funding for rollout of superfast broadband top sliced from the television licence fee has been retained for phase 3 of the rollout programme.
15 Jul 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Journalism
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what information his Department holds on the number of journalists employed (a) in total and (b) at national newspapers in each of the last five years.
15 Jul 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
BBC
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate his Department made of projected BBC expenditure in each of the next years before the Summer Budget 2015.
15 Jul 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Public Expenditure
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to HM Treasury's press release, Chancellor announces £4.5 billion of measures to bring down debt, published on 4 June 2015, what amount of the £30 million additional savings from h
15 Jul 2015 · HM Treasury
Apprenticeship Levy
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Summer Budget 2015, what criteria he plans to use to determine which employers are affected by the apprenticeship levy.
14 Jul 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government
Coastal Communities Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 2.30 of the Summer Budget 2015, how much funding has been assigned to the Coastal Communities Fund in each fiscal year to 2020-21.
14 Jul 2015 · HM Treasury
Banks: Fines
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, in which parliamentary constituency each project referred to in paragraph 2.47 of the Summer Budget 2015 is based.
14 Jul 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Apprenticeship Levy
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he plans for the proposed apprenticeship levy only to apply to private companies.
14 Jul 2015 · HM Treasury
Broadband
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 1.318 of the Summer Budget 2015, HC 264, from which budget has the £10 million expenditure on broadband been found; how many more premises will be reached by broadband as a result of that
14 Jul 2015 · HM Treasury
LIBOR
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the reason is for the apparent disparity between paragraph 2.113 of Budget 2015, which states that the government has committed £75 million of LIBOR fines over the next five years to support military charities a
10 Jul 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Television Licences
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether it is his policy to retain the BBC Licence fee (a) until 2020 and (b) for the entirety of the next Charter period.
9 Jul 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
BBC: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will publish his correspondence with the Scottish Government on BBC Charter renewal.
9 Jul 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Sports and Tourism
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will publish tourism and sports strategies by 21 July 2015.
9 Jul 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Local Press: Non-domestic Rates
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether he has sought legal advice on whether business rates relief for local newspapers complies with State Aid rules.
9 Jul 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Internet
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much his Department has spent on producing and maintaining dcmsblog.uk in each of the last five years; and how many unique visitors that blog has received in each such year.
9 Jul 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Sportsgrounds: Cornwall
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to paragraph 1.320 of the Summer Budget 2015, whether the Government plans to provide financial support for the building of a new stadium in Cornwall.
9 Jul 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Local Press: Non-domestic Rates
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with local authorities on business rates relief for local newspapers.
9 Jul 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Broadband
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 19 June 2015 to Question 2033, what estimate his Department has made of the number of companies that would be affected by raising the universal service obligation to 5 m
9 Jul 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Public Libraries: WiFi
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 July 2015 to Question 5223, on public libraries: wifi, if he will place the list referred to in that Answer in the Library before the House rises for the summer recess
9 Jul 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Broadband: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether his Department's innovation fund was funded from the BBC's funding for broadband.
9 Jul 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Broadband: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether any of the BBC's funding for rural broadband rollout has been allocated to extending superfast broadband to households without such broadband.
9 Jul 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Broadband: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what forecast he has made of how much of the BBC licence fee will be allocated to broadband rollout by the end of that rollout.
9 Jul 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Public Buildings: WiFi
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many public buildings have been provided with free public wifi in each of the super-connected cities.
9 Jul 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Broadband: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to paragraph 1.318, of Summer Budget 2015, to what ends the Government plans to spend the £10 million for broadband in addition to the existing rural rollout programme.
9 Jul 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Apprenticeship Levy
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to paragraph 2.201 of the Summer Budget 2015, HC 264, if he will hold a consultation on the introduction of the apprenticeship levy.
8 Jul 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Telecommunications
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 22 June 2015 to Question 2039, on telecommunications, whether his Department plans to publish the Ofcom Communications Review discussion document before 21 July 2015.
8 Jul 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Destination Management Organisations
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what work the Destination Management Organisation has undertaken since its inception.
8 Jul 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Telecommunications
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 29 June 2015 to Question 2031, on telecommunications, if he will publish the results of the 2015 review; and if he will make it his policy to carry out that review indep
8 Jul 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Women and Sport Advisory Board
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what work the Ministerial Advisory Group on Women and Sport has undertaken since its inception.
Source: official written-questions record.