Written questions

2,018 written questions tabled, most recent first.

16 Mar 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Arts: EU Grants and Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what (a) grants and (b) indirect funding were provided by the EU's Creative Europe programme the UK arts and cultural organisations in (i) 2013-14, (ii) 2014-15 and (iii) 2015-16 to date.

16 Mar 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Religious Buildings: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many places of worship have received financial support from his Department for essential roof repairs since 2015.

16 Mar 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Football: Sportsgrounds

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what his Department's expenditure was on artificial football pitches in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13, (d) 2013-14, (e) 2014-15 and (f) 2015-16 to date.

16 Mar 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Internet: Advertising

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, on what date his Department plans to host a round table on ad blocking; who he plans to invite to that event; and what outcomes he expects from that event.

16 Mar 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Football: Sportsgrounds

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many artificial football pitches in which locations have been supported by funding from his Department since May 2015.

16 Mar 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Arts

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when his Department plans to publish its White Paper on the arts; and if he will make a statement.

16 Mar 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Public Libraries: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to provide assistance to public libraries to address digital exclusion.

16 Mar 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Public Libraries: WiFi

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what his Department's expenditure was on Wi-Fi provision for public libraries in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13, (d) 2013-14, (e) 2014-15 and (f) 2015-16 to date.

16 Mar 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Arts

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the potential effects of the UK leaving the EU on arts and culture in the UK.

16 Mar 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Gaming Machines

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when his Department plans to publish its Triennial Review of gambling machine stakes and prize limits; and if he will make a statement.

16 Mar 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Broadband

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when his Department plans to publish the results of the consultation into a universal service obligation for superfast broadband.

16 Mar 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Arts: EU Grants and Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to help arts and cultural organisations apply for funding from the EU's Creative Europe programme.

16 Mar 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Digital Technology: EU Internal Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many jobs his Department estimates would be created by the completion of the Digital Single Market.

16 Mar 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Television Licences: Video on Demand

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate his Department has made of the potential additional revenue that would be generated for the BBC by extending the licence fee to include viewing content on iPlayer.

16 Mar 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Public Libraries: Computers

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what his Department's planned expenditure on computer facilities for public libraries is for (a) 2016-17, (b) 2017-18, (c) 2018-19 and (d) 2019-20.

16 Mar 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Public Libraries: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what his Department's planned expenditure on workforce training for staff in public libraries is for (a) 2016-17, (b) 2017-18, (c) 2018-19 and (d) 2019-20.

16 Mar 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Departmental Expenditure Limits

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to page 91 of the Budget 2016, what steps he is taking to respond to planned changes to his Resource DEL in 2019-20.

16 Mar 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Departmental Expenditure Limits

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to page 92 of the Budget 2016, what steps he is taking to respond to planned changes to his Capital DEL in 2019-20.

16 Mar 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Broadband

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to page 65 of the Budget, how much he expects to contribute from his Departmental resources to establish the new Broadband Investment Fund in (a) 2016-17, (b) 2017-18, (c) 2018-19

16 Mar 2016 · Department for Education

Sugar: Taxation

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to page 33 of the Budget 2016, how much of the £520 million estimated to be raised by the new sugar levy she expects to be allocated to sporting initiatives through her Department's budget or arm

16 Mar 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Departmental Expenditure Limits

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to page 79 in the Autumn Statement 2015 and page 92 in the Budget 2016, for what reason the estimate of his Capital DEL budget for 2015-16 has changed from £0.4 billion to £0.3 bil

16 Mar 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Departmental Expenditure Limits

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to page 78 in the Autumn Statement 2015 and page 91 of the Budget 2016, for what reason the estimate of his Resource DEL budget for 2015-16 has changed from £1.1 billion to £1.2 bi

16 Mar 2016 · HM Treasury

Cathedrals: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to pages 86 and 122 of the Budget 2016, why the fiscal impact of establishing the £20 million Cathedrals Repairs Fund is £10 million.

16 Mar 2016 · HM Treasury

Broadband: Finance

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 65 of the Budget 2016, how much he has allocated to establish the new Broadband Investment Fund in (a) 2016-17, (b) 2017-18, (c) 2018-19 and (d) 2019-20.

2 Feb 2016 · Home Office

Home Office: Sky

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what meetings (a) Ministers and (b) officials in her Department have had with (i) James Murdoch and (ii) representatives from Sky UK Limited in each year since 2012.

2 Feb 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Broadband

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will estimate the total annual cost to the UK economy of broadband connections that do not reach Ofcom's acceptable minimum speed of 10Mbit/s.

2 Feb 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Broadband

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the cost is of subsidising satellite broadband to a further one per cent of premises; and how much of that cost will be borne by each of the superfast broadband programmes.

2 Feb 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Broadband

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, by when he expects all households and businesses to have access to fibre optic broadband.

2 Feb 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Broadband

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many (a) households and (b) businesses do not have a broadband speed of 2Mbit/s in each region and constituent part of the UK.

2 Feb 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Broadband

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will estimate how many (a) households and (b) businesses do not currently reach Ofcom's acceptable minimum broadband speed of 10Mbit/s in each region and constituent part of the UK.

Source: official written-questions record.