Asked by: Mark Williams (Liberal Democrat - Ceredigion)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much has been spent promoting British tourism in (a) Europe, (b) Asia, (c) North America and (d) total in (i) 2016, (ii) 2015 and (iii) 2014.
Answered by Tracey Crouch
The below table from Visit Britain, which contains spending figures on Tourism for the aforementioned periods. The increase in funding during Financial Year 15/16 can be attributed to the inclusion of the North and South West Growth Funds.
| Europe | Asia | North America | Total Overseas Investment |
2014/15 Actuals | 7,912,466 | 8,769,694 | 7,714,661 | 25,641,070 |
2015/16 Actuals | 10,016,595 | 9,555,699 | 9,154,013 | 29,574,545 |
2016/17 Forecast | 6,053,255 | 7,923,478 | 6,659,807 | 20,961,784 |
Asked by: Mark Williams (Liberal Democrat - Ceredigion)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the amount of time it would take to implement a successful system of national roaming.
Answered by Lord Vaizey of Didcot
I have recently consulted on potential measures to tackle partial not-spots in mobile phone coverage, including on national roaming. The consultation document and accompanying Impact Assessment set out my analysis of the potential impacts of each option under consideration on the telecoms industry and consumers.
We received a large amount of new information in response to the consultation, including from the four UK mobile network operators (EE, Three, Telefonica, Vodafone). My officials are currently analysing this information ahead of a final policy decision.
Asked by: Mark Williams (Liberal Democrat - Ceredigion)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the potential financial costs for consumers of a system of national roaming; and what discussions he has had with mobile telephone operators about the effect of those costs on consumer bills.
Answered by Lord Vaizey of Didcot
I have recently consulted on potential measures to tackle partial not-spots in mobile phone coverage, including on national roaming. The consultation document and accompanying Impact Assessment set out my analysis of the potential impacts of each option under consideration on the telecoms industry and consumers.
We received a large amount of new information in response to the consultation, including from the four UK mobile network operators (EE, Three, Telefonica, Vodafone). My officials are currently analysing this information ahead of a final policy decision.
Asked by: Mark Williams (Liberal Democrat - Ceredigion)
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 the Law Commission's recommendations on a revised Electronic Communications Code (Law Commission Report No. 336), published on 28 February 2013.
Answered by Lord Vaizey of Didcot
Since the publication of the Law Commission’s report on the Electronic Communications Code, DCMS has been considering the implications of the recommendations on network roll out and service provision to consumers. In January 2014, we published an economic analysis of the impacts of various wayleave valuation regimes. A copy of this report has been placed in the House of Commons library.
My officials are continuing to assess the implications of the Law Commission’s recommendations and I will make public my plans to reform the Electronic Communications Code in due course.
Asked by: Mark Williams (Liberal Democrat - Ceredigion)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when he plans to publish the Government's response to the recent consultation on Tackling Partial Not-Spots in Mobile Telephone Coverage.
Answered by Lord Vaizey of Didcot
The consultation on tackling partial not-spots closed on November 26. We received a large amount of new information in response to the consultation, including from the four UK mobile network operators (EE, Three, Telefonica, Vodafone). My officials are currently analysing this information ahead of a final policy decision. I will respond to the consultation in due course.
Asked by: Mark Williams (Liberal Democrat - Ceredigion)
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 (a) the type and quantity of data to be shared under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 and (b) the additional costs that such data-sharing would incur should a system of national roaming be implemented.
Answered by Lord Vaizey of Didcot
I have recently consulted on potential measures to tackle partial not-spots in mobile phone coverage, including national roaming. The Impact Assessment noted the potential impact the various options, including national roaming, may have on law enforcement work.
Additionally, during the consultation process, my officials held a series of discussions with the Home Office and the four UK mobile network operators (EE, Three, Telefonica, Vodafone) to consider further the impact of each measure on law enforcement. This, together with the responses received to the consultation, is informing our thinking on any potential impact of the consultation options.
Asked by: Mark Williams (Liberal Democrat - Ceredigion)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what analysis he has made of the possibility of network outage contagion under a system of mobile national roaming.
Answered by Lord Vaizey of Didcot
I have recently consulted on potential measures to tackle partial not-spots in mobile phone coverage, including on national roaming. The consultation document and accompanying Impact Assessment set out my analysis of the potential impacts of each option under consideration on the telecoms industry and consumers.
We received a large amount of new information in response to the consultation, including from the four UK mobile network operators (EE, Three, Telefonica, Vodafone). My officials are currently analysing this information ahead of a final policy decision.
Asked by: Mark Williams (Liberal Democrat - Ceredigion)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what extra mobile telephone network and signalling infrastructure will be needed to deliver the Government's proposed system of national roaming; and how that infrastructure will be funded.
Answered by Lord Vaizey of Didcot
I have recently consulted on potential measures to tackle partial not-spots in mobile phone coverage, including on national roaming. The consultation document and accompanying Impact Assessment set out my analysis of the potential impacts of each option under consideration on the telecoms industry and consumers.
We received a large amount of new information in response to the consultation, including from the four UK mobile network operators (EE, Three, Telefonica, Vodafone). My officials are currently analysing this information ahead of a final policy decision.
Asked by: Mark Williams (Liberal Democrat - Ceredigion)
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 effect on private investment in UK digital infrastructure of the introduction of a system of national roaming.
Answered by Lord Vaizey of Didcot
I have recently consulted on potential measures to tackle partial not-spots in mobile phone coverage, including on national roaming. The consultation document and accompanying Impact Assessment set out my analysis of the potential impacts of each option under consideration on the telecoms industry and consumers.
We received a large amount of new information in response to the consultation, including from the four UK mobile network operators (EE, Three, Telefonica, Vodafone). My officials are currently analysing this information ahead of a final policy decision.
Asked by: Mark Williams (Liberal Democrat - Ceredigion)
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 effect a system of national roaming would have on the frequency of dropped mobile telephone calls.
Answered by Lord Vaizey of Didcot
I have recently consulted on potential measures to tackle partial not-spots in mobile phone coverage, including on national roaming. The consultation document and accompanying Impact Assessment set out my analysis of the potential impacts of each option under consideration on the telecoms industry and consumers.
We received a large amount of new information in response to the consultation, including from the four UK mobile network operators (EE, Three, Telefonica, Vodafone). My officials are currently analysing this information ahead of a final policy decision.