Asked by: Charlotte Leslie (Conservative - Bristol North West)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when he plans to respond to Ofcom's review of the Terms of Trade.
Answered by Lord Vaizey of Didcot
I am considering Ofcom’s report on the independent production sector regulations and will respond in due course.
Asked by: Charlotte Leslie (Conservative - Bristol North West)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the potential for disruption to television services caused by the introduction of 4G mobile services to areas not previously under mobile coverage.
Answered by Lord Vaizey of Didcot
The licences that Ofcom issued for the roll-out of 4G mobile broadband services in the 800 MHz band required the licencees - EE, O2, Three and Vodafone - to establish a joint company to deliver assistance to all consumers affected by interference caused by 4G who rely on Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) for their primary viewing service. This company is at800.
at800 is overseen by the 4G/TV Co-Existence Oversight Board. The Board reports to Government and Ofcom. Membership of the Board includes representatives of the broadcasting industry and Mobile Network Operators, as well as independent consumers and technical experts.
Ofcom estimated that 2.3 million households, of which 900,000 rely on DTT for primary viewing, could potentially experience interference. The incidences of interference are much lower than expected; at the end of July 2015, at800 confirmed 7,947 cases of4G interference, excluding the 35 cases found within the pilots.
Asked by: Charlotte Leslie (Conservative - Bristol North West)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what meetings he has had with Ministers in other Departments to discuss the development of cross-departmental sport-based initiatives.
Answered by Tracey Crouch
DCMS will be consulting on a new strategy over the summer and will publish our new approach later this year. As sport extends across almost every area of government activity, this strategy needs to be cross-Government to be effective. With this in mind, DCMS ministers have already met with ministerial colleagues from a range of departments to build on the positive work already underway. We will continue to engage with them to develop the strategy.
Asked by: Charlotte Leslie (Conservative - Bristol North West)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will take steps to encourage take-up of amateur boxing.
Answered by Tracey Crouch
This Government through Sport England is investing £5.8 million in England Boxing between 2013-17 to get more people boxing regularly and to support talented young boxers.
In addition, since 2010, Sport England has invested around £7.8 million of National Lottery money in 142 boxing projects across the country.