Written questions

663 written questions tabled, most recent first.

11 Dec 2014 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Broadband: Urban Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 15 October 2014 to Question 209986, how much of the Super Connected Cities budget was spent on advertising in each month since March 2014.

11 Dec 2014 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Broadband

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2014 to Question 215926, what the gap is between availability and actual take-up of superfast broadband in both (a) percentage and (b) absolute terms.

11 Dec 2014 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Telecommunications

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what comparative assessment his Department has made of the access entitlements of communications providers under the Electronic Communications Code and those of electricity, gas and water compani

11 Dec 2014 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Public Buildings: WiFi

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the announcement on 30 October 2014 of free wifi in public buildings, by what procedure the list of buildings was decided; what criteria were used to select those buildings; wha

10 Dec 2014 · Wales Office

Food Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when he has visited a foodbank.

10 Dec 2014 · Scotland Office

Food Banks: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, when he has visited a foodbank.

10 Dec 2014 · Northern Ireland Office

Food Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when she has visited a foodbank.

10 Dec 2014 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she and Ministers in her Department have visited a foodbank.

10 Dec 2014 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Senior Civil Servants: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of senior staff in his Department are female.

10 Dec 2014 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Press

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what newspapers and magazines are circulated to the private offices of each of his Department's Ministers.

10 Dec 2014 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Broadband: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Government has sought external legal advice on EU state aid in relation to Broadband Delivery UK and broadband rollout.

10 Dec 2014 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Broadband

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to paragraph 10.11 of the National Infrastructure Plan 2014, what the basis is for the assessment that £500 million will be needed for superfast broadband to reach an additional fi

10 Dec 2014 · Cabinet Office

Food Banks

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he has visited a foodbank.

9 Dec 2014 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Public Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to paragraph 2.217 in Autumn Statement 2014, how much funding she has allocated to the (a) coastal path and (b) Royal Botanic Gardens Kew in each financial year to 2019-

9 Dec 2014 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Broadband

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the eight pilot schemes for reaching areas without superfast broadband are; and what progress those pilot schemes have made.

9 Dec 2014 · HM Treasury

Public Expenditure

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to item 27 in Table 2.1 of the Autumn Statement 2014, whether the costs of culture and sport measures announced in the Autumn Statement for the years after 2015-16 fall within Total Managed Expenditure

9 Dec 2014 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Tourism

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to paragraph 2.246 in Autumn Statement 2014, how much funding has been allocated in each financial year to 2019-20 to support tourism; and what specific measures that covers.

9 Dec 2014 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

World War I: Anniversaries

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to paragraph 2.253 in Autumn Statement 2014, by what process funding for First World War Arts projects will be awarded; and over what timescale.

9 Dec 2014 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to paragraph 2.255 in Autumn Statement 2014, how much the Government plans to spend on considering the benefits and costs of the relocation of the museum collections currently hous

9 Dec 2014 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Broadband: Urban Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to paragraph 1.118 in Autumn Statement 2014, what the process was by which the cities who received broadband vouchers was decided; and which cities were (a) considered and (b) reje

9 Dec 2014 · HM Treasury

London Legacy Development Corporation

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 2.109 in Autumn Statement 2014, what estimate he has made of the cost of VAT refunds for the London Legacy Development Corporation in each year to 2019-20.

9 Dec 2014 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Broadband: Urban Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many super-connected cities there are.

9 Dec 2014 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Broadband: Urban Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, for what reasons the connection vouchers super-connected cities on web page lists two cities as not super-connected.

9 Dec 2014 · HM Treasury

Telecommunications

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to pages 132 and 137 of the National Infrastructure Plan 2014, for what reasons none of the communications Top 40 priority investments were rated as innovative or novel and could improve future deliver

9 Dec 2014 · HM Treasury

Television: Tax Allowances

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 2.94 in Autumn Statement 2014, how and when the Government plans to explore with industry whether to change high-end TV tax relief.

9 Dec 2014 · HM Treasury

Orchestras: Tax Allowances

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 2.96 of Autumn Statement 2014, how and when the Government plans to consult on an orchestra tax relief.

9 Dec 2014 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Creative Industries Council

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Answer of 6 September 2013, Official Report, column 563W, on Creative Industries Council, what the names are of the members of the subgroups of the Creative Industries Counc

9 Dec 2014 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Recreation Spaces: Maps

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to paragraph 2.219 in Autumn Statement 2014, how much funding he has allocated to the free online map of green space in each financial year to 2019-20; and when that map will be pu

9 Dec 2014 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Broadband Delivery UK

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many full-time equivalent employees his Department employs in BDUK; and how many such employees were previously employed by BT.

9 Dec 2014 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Creative Industries Council

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Answer of 6 September 2013, Official Report, column 563W, on Creative Industries Council, whether the meeting of the Creative Industries Council planned for 27 November 2013

Source: official written-questions record.