written answers

Government ministers provide written answers to questions tabled by MPs and Peers.

More information about written answers can be found on the Hansard website.

May 2012

16 May – consultants, cricket, direct selling, Leveson inquiry, mobile phones, video games
15 May – broadband, broadcasting, direct selling, radio frequencies (mobile phones), telephone services
14 May – departmental responsibilities, London 2012, sick leave
1 May – BSkyB/News Corp, data protection, gambling, public appointments

April 2012

30 April – advertising, arts attendance, arts grants, BSkyB/News Corp, gambling, mobile phones, National Lottery, Olympic Games 2012, television
26 April – charitable donations, listed buildings, St George's Day, television, female writers
25 April – advertising, broadband, Broadband Delivery UK, legal costs, museums and galleries, official secrets, performing arts, public consultation, retirement, swimming pools, television, theatre, vacancies, video games
23 April – Addison Lee, animation, art works, broadband, culture, Digital Economy Act 2010, film policy review, Johnston Press, listed buildings, lords lieutenant, manpower, Olympic Games 2012, One North East, public consultation, radio frequencies, redundancy, retirement
19 April – broadband, ministerial meetings, Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme, members' correspondence, London 2012, sports charitable donations, travel
18 April – Diamond Jubilee, nuisance telephone calls
17 April – broadband
16 April – Arts Council, bed and breakfast accommodation, broadband, civil service codes of practice, cultural heritage, domestic visits, email, mobile phones, museums and galleries, Olympic Games 2012, radio frequencies, telecommunications, unsolicited text messages, Vodafone Group

March 2012

27 March – arts, dormant betting accounts, broadband, leisure industry, manpower, London 2012, radio frequencies, Remploy, sports, school sports
26 March – alcoholic drinks advertising, arts, broadband, catering, culture, flowers, folk music, Heritage Lottery Fund, intellectual property, radio frequencies, tourism, video games
22 March – regeneration, arts, film, mobile phones, newspaper press, Press Complaints Commission, tourism
21 March – betting, broadband, digital technology, libraries, mass media
20 March – betting, broadband, electronic Government, lifeguard registration, London 2012, radio frequencies, telecommunications
19 March – betting, British Overseas Territories, broadband, film, Information Commissioner, lost property, Mckinsey and company, procurement, radio frequencies, telecommunications, TV licensing, work experience
15 March – broadband, mobile phones, London 2012, regulations, telephone services, theatres
14 March – food, regulation
13 March – broadband, data protection, libraries, VisitEngland
12 March – Arts Council finance, arts in Scotland, broadband, departmental ethnic minority staff, film, music, London 2012
8 March – arts, departmental responsibilities, departmental secondment, Diamond Jubilee, film, music, public holidays, telecommunications competition, sports on TV
7 March – Asian arts, Diamond Jubilee medals, youth sports
5 March – arts, BBC licensing, departmental carbon emissions, Freeview, mobile phones, National Lottery, radio frequencies, sports, TV licensing
1 March – broadband, departmental regulation, National Railway Museum, London 2012, public libraries

February 2012

29 February – telecommunications competition, TV licensing
28 February – departmental internet, departmental pay, alcohol licensing, London 2012, public holidays, homophobia in sports, television
27 February – Action for Employment, animation, art counterfeiting, audio equipment, British Horseracing Authority, broadband, counterfeit manufacturing, cultural heritage, departmental senior civil servants, Libraries Act, listed buildings, National Lottery, London 2012, libraries, S4C, telecommunications, library calls, third sector
23 February – mobile phones, radio
22 February – counterfeit manufacturing, London 2012 tickets
21 February – arts, broadband, broadcasting, clothing design, Diamond Jubilee, football, libraries, local radio, London 2012, performing arts, postage stamps, royal family, S4C, tickets
9 February – public service broadcasters, superfast broadband, arts finance, departmental contracts, Olympic Games, local TV, tourism, First World War anniversaries
8 February – departmental recruitment, tourism in Cumbria
7 February – broadband, departmental billing, departmental food, departmental training, Digital Economy Act, mobile phones, Olympic Games
6 February – arts, Arts Council, broadband, broadcasting, connecting cites, departmental manpower, Diamond Jubilee, football, libraries, mobile phones, Olympic Games, press, libraries, radio frequencies, Round Peg Field Research, Telecoms Council
2 February – BDUK, video games
1 February – copyright, Olympic Games

January 2012

31 January – abortion advertising, departmental travel, departmental work experience, historic buildings, Olympic Games, Phonepayplus, RTE in Northern Ireland, First World War
30 January – BBC, Freedom of Information, Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme, monuments, music, National Lottery, Olympic Games, sport, trade promotion, voluntary organisations
26 January – arts, broadband, internet copyright, departmental manpower, football, libraries, Welsh radio, Wedgwood Museum
25 January – departmental drinks, football clubs, Supporters Direct
24 January – football, piracy
23 January – advertising, broadband, Diamond Jubilee, HMS Ark Royal, Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme, sports, television advertising, third sector
20 January – arts, Diamond Jubilee, digital broadcasting, EU law, Ofcom, radio frequencies, telephones, third sector, tourism
19 January – Christmas, departmental data protection, EU law, football, London 2012 advertising, Phonepayplus, radio frequencies
18 January – arts, departmental manpower, departmental pay, departmental responsibilities, departmental work experience
17 January – arts, broadband, Charles Dickens, English Heritage, Get Set Network, members' correspondence, mobile phones, London 2012, sports, war memorials maintenance
16 January – advertising, arts, audio equipment, BBC, broadband, civil wars, departmental apprentices, digital broadcasting, direct selling, EU law, Libraries and Museums Act 1964, radio frequencies
12 January – Olympic Games, tourism
11 January – Big Lottery Fund, works of art
10 January – Arts Council England, BBC, broadband, cooperatives, music copyright, debt collection, departmental (advertising, apprentices, catering, equality, manpower, recruitment, redundancy pay, temping), Diamond Jubilee, digital technology, infrastructure, local broadcasting, mobile phones, museums and galleries, official hospitality, London 2012, radio frequencies, sign language, Sikhs, telephone services, disability sport

December 2011

20 December – libraries (pay), Olympic Games 2012 contracts, sports (Coventry)
19 December – aerials, Arts Council England, broadband, Departmental official hospitality, Diamond Jubilee 2012 Medals, internet access, local broadcasting Essex, music, Olympic Games 2012
15 December – live music industry, secondary ticketing market, broadband: mobile phones, local TV, Olympic games 2012 (National Lottery, plastic bags, sports facilities, TV licensing
14 December – departmental secondment, FIFA corruption, Olympic Games 2012 (Wales), S4C
13 December – departmental responsibilities
12 December – broadband, departmental (audit, secondment), Ofcom, Olympic Games 2012 contracts, radio frequencies, sports, TV licensing
8 December – broadband, departmental (communication, flags, risk assessment), mobile phones, Olympic Games 2012 (folk dance)
7 December – alcoholic drinks sales, BBC redundancy pay, broadband, festivals and special occasions, film, Paralympic Games 2012
5 December – arts, BBC, capita, departmental (pay, procurement, responsibilities, written questions), music, National Lottery, Olympic Games 2012, overseas visitors. public libraries, video games
1 December – arts, Coroner for Treasure, sports facilities, cold calling

November 2011

30 November – G4s, National Football Museum, postcodes, Titanic anniversary
29 November – arts, Arts Council England, cricket, departmental civil proceedings, departmental food, departmental procurement, design, UK School Games
28 November – departmental audit, departmental photographs, departmental publications, mayoral powers
25 November – Arts Council England, arts, design, 2014 Olympics, Tate Galleries
24 November – martial arts, aerials, horse racing
23 November – arts, creative industries, departmental manpower, gambling, independent commercial television broadcast sector, museums (libraries), Olympic Games 2012, Sport England
22 November – advisers, architecture, Arts Council England, BBC, betting shops, broadband, departmental design, English Heritage, gun quarter, Olympic Delivery Authority, Olympic Games 2012, Sport England, schools sport, telecommunications, TV, VisitBritain
15 November – arts, Arts Council England, cultural quarter, culture: education, departmental judicial review, Michael Hintze, Olympic Games 2012: roads, sports: clubs, theatres: voluntary work
14 November – archaeological sites, art works: England, arts, Bell Pottinger Group, Creative Industries Council, cultural heritage, departmental design, departmental grants, English Heritage, freeview service, internet governance forum: security, museums and galleries: schools, News International, Ofcom, Royal Parks
10 November – arts taxes, Welsh broadband
9 November – Adam Werritty, broadband, charities, chief scientific advisers, departmental (FOI, public appointments, written questions), Ofcom, Olympic Games 2012 (voluntary work), radio frequencies, sign language
8 November – Olympic Games 2012 (newspaper press), TV licensing
7 November – Adam Werritty, American football, arts, Arts Council England, FOI, freeview, mobile phones, museums and galleries, National Lottery, national planning policy framework, radio (frequencies, licensing), sign language, sports (schools), tickets touting, UK Sport & Sport England
3 November – BBC World Service, World Athletics Championships, departmental pay, departmental security, emails, gambling, News International, third sector, tourism
2 November – departmental (procurement, public expenditure), third sector, World War 1 anniversaries
1 November – arts (finance), culture, departmental lost property, design (procurement)

October 2011

31 October – mobile phones and 4G technology, advisers, arts: finance, betting shops, charities, Communications Bill, Cultural Education Review, departmental (manpower, pay, responsibilities), digital (broadcasting, Consumer Expert Group, Economy Act 2010), licensing: equiniti, museums and galleries, Ofcom, public libraries, radio frequencies, rugby, tourism
27 October – arts: broadband, charitable donations, departmental (assets, manpower and regulation), education, liverpool vision, museums and galleries: tees valley, tourism, UK Film Council (apprentices and manpower)
26 October – Arts, departmental voluntary work, librariesr
25 October – arts: new businesses, british counties, cycling, digital broadcasting, Football Association Premier League, mass media, museums and galleries, London 2012, swimming pools
24 October – departmental advertising and manpower, museums and galleries, Ofcom, philatelic organisations, sportsgrounds: safety
21 October – bookmakers, Creative Partnership Active, cultural heritage, departmental allowances, departmental meetings, film, Government Art Collection, Government Procurement Card, horse racing, museums and galleries, Ofcom, public libraries, television
20 October – Creative Industries Council, cultural heritage, departmental meetings, library closures, social media, St George's Day
19 October – broadband, broadcasting, departmental location, departmental pay, departmental procurement, departmental travel, email, London 2012
18 October – Brighton, broadband, departmental procurement, departmental security, film industry, local radio, mobile phones
17 October – athletics, broadband, departmental billing, departmental buildings, departmental fines, departmental press subscriptions, departmental procurement, departmental sick leave, film industry tax credit, mobile phones, London 2012, public sector, radio frequencies, S4C, television, third sector, tourism
13 October – BBC, broadband, business finance, departmental billing, departmental consultants, departmental hospitality, departmental procurement, departmental expenditure, football, Government Procurement Card, Hillsborough Stadium, mobile phones, Ofcom, London 2012, planning permission, radio, tourism
11 October – London 2012
10 October – Andy Coulson, Anti-Slavery Day, arts, botulinum toxin, broadband, Creative Industries Council, departmental aviation, departmental scientific advisors, departmental legal opinion, departmental training, education, FIFA, Government Art Collection, intellectual property, Local Enterprise Partnerships, media ownership, music, National Lottery tickets, London 2012, rugby, sculpture, sports, swimming, television, tourism, UK Film Council

September 2011

15 September – departmental manpower, football governance, Government procurement card, National Lottery, London 2012 tickets, telephone calls: unsolicited goods and services TV & TV licensing, tourism
14 September – Government procurement card, London 2012
13 September – Government procurement card, broadband, museums, national lottery, press: London 2012, sports
12 September – broadband, departmental private finance initiative, gambling, sports, tourism, UK Film Council
9 September – Digital TV, radio frequencies, telecommunications, TV licensing
8 September – Daylight Savings Bill, film & video games, London Olympics, BskyB, casinos, football, gun sports, motor sports, telephone tapping, written questions: government responses
7 September – football (females), libraries, listed places of worship grant scheme, Neil Wallis, News Corporation, radio frequencies
6 September – arts, BskyB, broadband, Communications Bill, Creative Industries Council, Cultural Education Review, departmental (various), Diamond Jubilee 2012, football, GAC, government procurement card, hospitality, hotels, internet, local TV, mass media, mobile phones, National Lottery, press, London 2012, phone hacking inquiry, press complaints commission, Prime Minister, rugby, sports, treasure trove
5 September – BSkyB/News Corporation

July 2011

20 July – bbfc, BSkyB, carbon emissions, employment conditions, departmental (lost property, manpower, photographs, procurement, redundancy, regulation, responsibilities, training), lotteries (charities, gambling), rural areas, sports (females), tourism, UK Film Council
19 July – broadband, sport (european parliament), TV (females), third sector, video games
18 July – Active Places scheme, advertising, arts, BSkyB (News International), broadband (BDUK & Wales), Olympic games 2012, Public Lending Right, telecommunications, education
14 July – Broadband (Scotland & Youview), mass media privacy, Royal Parks, tourism (VAT), video games
13 July – arts (carbon emissions and fund raising), broadband (rural areas and satellite communications), departmental carbon emissions, News Corporation, London 2012 carbon emissions, tourism
12 July – abortion advertising, active places scheme, broadband, departmental responsibilities, radio frequencies, London 2012, public lending right, sports, tourism
11 July – Arts Council, broadband, cultural heritage, departmental allowances, Glasgow commonwealth games, holiday accommodation, London 2012, female public appointments, Royal Parks Agency
7 July – arts, licensing, bskyb, football, mobile phones
6 July – advertising, broadband, cultural heritage, departmental billing, FOI, digital broadcasting , digital economy act 2010, internet, museums & galleries, Olympic & Paralympic transport plan, public appointments, radio
5 July – arts, broadband, Capita, creative industries, carbon emissions, official cars, historic buildings, internet, Lytham Hall, Museums & Galleries, Charitable trusts, music, Olympic Games 2012, libraries, Royal Parks, Sport England, television, tourism
4 July – cycling, departmental billing, football, historic buildings, horse racing, libraries, Ofcom, Olympic games 2012, playing fields, public holidays, Sport England, sports, World War I

June 2011

30 June – architecture, commercialisation and sexualisation of childhood, film, Ofcom sports betting and VAT
29 June – broadband, Buckingham Palace, churches, culture, departmental manpower, departmental procurement, English Heritage, press, satellites, sports, telecommunications, video recordings
28 June – arts, broadband, digital broadcasting, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, local TV, sports bodies
27 June – broadband, departmental charitable donations, departmental public appointments, entry clearances, EU law, gambling, Horserace Totalisator Board, internet, museums, telephone hacking, Olympics tickets, performing arts, public holidays, public lending right, THQ
23 June – arts, departmental redundancy, Diamond Jubilee, Olympic Games, tourism
22 June – cultural heritage, departmental buildings, girls' football, local radio, Olympic Games, press, tourism
21 June – broadband, conditions of employment, departmental business (contracts, manpower), FIFA, internet pornography, London 2012, Sport England, Tourism
20 June – Listed places of worship grant scheme, London 2012, local broadcasting, tourism
17 June – Broadband, broadcasting, gambling, departmental expenditure, prisons, libraries, religious buildings, telecommunications (including hearing impairment and Ofcom)
16 June – Heritage Lottery Fund, languages, libraries, listed buildings, local radio, members' correspondence, museums and galleries, royal parks
15 June – departmental responsibilities, gambling, Government Art Collection, Olympic Games, sports betting
14 June – arts, FIFA, film, gambling, places of worship, Olympic Games 2012, telecommunications, local television
13 June – aerials, broadband, broadcasting, departmental procurement, libraries, National Lottery, sports betting, sportsgrounds
10 June – BSkyB, departmental legal profession
9 June – Broadcasting (alcoholic drinks), Government Art Collection, Olympic Games 2012, tourism, UK Film Council
8 June – arts, BBC, Henley review, S4C, video games
7 June – BSkyB, broadband, communications bill, creative england, football, intellectual property and growth, music (licensing laws), London 2012, sports, tourism (diamond jubilee 2012)

May 2011

24 May – arts, broadband, copyright, cultural heritage, departmental CCTV, Heritage Lottery Fund, heritage, intellectual property, local TV, National Lottery, Olympic Games, the royal wedding, public holidays, sports, television, trade unions
23 May – arts, bingo, bowling, broadband, BSkyB, departmental travel, film, gambling, Horserace Totalisator Board, intellectual property, members' correspondence, Ofcom, radio frequencies, sports, video games
19 May – departmental billing, departmental data protection, telecommunications, local TV
18 May – departmental billing, departmental mobile phones, Government Art Collection, Olympic Games, sports
17 May – departmental responsibilities, Rugby World Cup, telecommunications
16 May – BBC Trust, broadcasting, Creative Industries Council, departmental legal costs, Heritage Lottery Fund, National Lottery, scratch cards
13 May – National Lottery, local TV
12 May – archaeology, Olympic Delivery Authority
11 May – archaeology, arts, BSkyB, broadband, departmental pensions, departmental work experience, English Heritage, Football Licensing Authority, gambling, members' correspondence, television
10 May – broadband, National Archives, Ofcom, Olympic Games
9 May – Arts Council England, broadband, broadcasting, departmental buildings, departmental visits, Morecambe Winter Gardens, National Lottery, Olympic Games, radio frequencies
5 May – arts, Creative Industries Council, departmental responsibilities, departmental work experience, fashion, film, museums and galleries, private healthcare, Rugby World Cup
4 May – apprenticeships, art, BBC, broadband, film industry, Horserace Totalisator Board, National Lottery, NDPB pay, Ofcom, Olympic Games, public holidays, UK Film Council
3 May – BBC, broadband, internet copyright, departmental work experience, Digital Economy Act 2010, English Heritage, internet, local press, National Lottery, Olympic Games, Rugby World Cup, UK Film Council, White List

April 2011

28 April – broadband, horserace totalisator board,
27 April – British Library, cricket, departmental work experience, museums and galleries, Ofcom, Olympic Games, sports clubs, telecommunications
26 April – arts, Arts Council finance, Brighton, broadband, departmental accountancy, departmental early retirement, departmental manpower, departmental public bodies, departmental travel, departmental vacancies, employment agencies, horserace totalisator board, National Lottery, Olympic Games, royal household, smart electricity grid, sports, Stonehenge, taekwondo, betting taxation, tourism
5 April – departmental contracts, departmental local government finance, departmental official cars, departmental public bodies, departmental public transport, gambling, humanitarian assistance, plants, Royal Parks Agency
4 April – BBC in Northern Ireland, broadband in rural areas, museum and galleries, sports clubs, sport in schools, television licensing, theatre tickets
1 April – Departmental Public Bodies

March 2011

31 March – Creative Industry Council, departmental domestic visits, museums, Third Sector, Youth Sport Trust Young Ambassadors
29 March – arts and Arts Council England, broadband, commercials production market, departmental redundancy, Olympic Games 2012, Diamond Jubilee 2012, sport
28 March – Arts Council England, arts, Big Lottery Fund, BskyB, broadband, charities, copyright, domestic visits, film, public appointments, ODA, stress, television, tourism, video recordings
24 March – departmental public expenditure
23 March – alcoholic drinks, Arts Council England, bowling, digital broadcasting, humanitarian assistance, Olympic Games 2012, tourism
22 March – Creative Economy Programme Ministerial Board, Arts Council England, BBC, British Sky Broadcasting, broadband, fibre networks, Olympic Games 2012, Public Bodies reform, squatting, theatre, tourism, video games, video relay service
21 March – audio equipment regulation, BBC radio, communications bill, departmental Public Appointments, National Lottery, Ofcom, rugby, Sky News, video games, white space devices
18 March – arts, BBC radio, Betfair, local authority broadband, departmental broadband, departmental estate, departmental food, employment
17 March – Ofcom, arts finance, broadband, departmental assets,departmental ministerial policy advisers, departmental procurement, departmental public consultation, departmental reglation, departmental written questions, gambling, holiday accommodation standards, Irish language, members' correspondence, sport, tourism
16 March – Arts Council England, arts finance, Sky News, tourism
15 March – arts finance, BBC, broadband, broadcast advertising, departmental conditions of employment, internet, Olympic Games
14 March – broadband, digital technology, sports, technology in Greater London
10 March – departmental billing, departmental leaseback arrangement, licensing, newspaper press
9 March – Arts Council England, arts, BBC, BskyB, departmental pay, gambling, languages, Ofcom, Olympic Games, sports
8 March – Arts Council England, BSkyB, departmental expenditure, departmental manpower, departmental procurement, electoral reform services, licensing laws, Ofcom, Responsible Gambling Strategy Board, sports, telecommunications
7 March – creative industries, departmental location, gambling, internet, Ofcom, Olympic Games
4 March – broadband expenditure, food, gambling, internet, library closures, sports, tourism,voluntary work and charitable donations
3 March – philanthropy, community and grass-roots sport, boxing, broadband, National Lottery, sports
2 March – departmental interpeters, departmental manpower, gambling
1 March – arts, departmental policy, gambling, National Lottery, Olympic Games, sports finance, third sector, tourism

February 2011

28 February - arts, broadband, city television stations, departmental business interests, licensing, Olympic Games, public libraries, radio frequencies, sport
17 February – BSkyB, News Corporation, Digital Economy Act 2010, licensing, members, mobile phones, newspapers, tourism
16 February – arts, broadband,departmental carbon emissions, Digital Economy Act 2010, EU Electronic Communications Framework, Sport, television
15 February – broadband, information officers, hearing impairment, public libraries, sign language
14 February – departmental expenditure, hearing impairment, internet, Ofcom, Press Complaints Commission, libraries, telecommunications
11 February – departmental security, Government Art Collection, Ofcom, 2012 Olympic Games, telecommunications
10 February – obesity, VisitEngland
9 February – arts, broadband, coastal areas, cultural relations, departmental manpower, internet gambling, museums & galleries, libraries, MLA, National Lottery, telecommunications, theatres, Trade Unions
8 February – gambling, internet, sign language, sports clubs, telecommunications
7 February – National Lottery, sport, tourism
4 February – digital broadcasting (radio)
3 February – regulations, internet, 2012 Olympic Games, libraries
2 February – copyright: internet, departmental libraries and marketing, digital broadcasting, holidays and tourism, Horserace Betting Levy Board, industrial health and safety, libraries: postgraduate education, music licensing
1 February – arts: job creation, BSkyB, broadband, communications and creative industries, departmental regulation, football, football: anti-semitism, News Corp, Ofcom: public appointments, Olympics, piers

January 2011

31 January – broadband, departmental carbon emissions, Digital Economy Act 2010, English Tourist Board, internet, licensing, public libraries, tourism
27 January – honours, News Corporation, tourism
26 January – arts, broadband, creative industries, cricket, internet, lottery
25 January – arts, communications, pay, procurement, public appointments, digital broadcasting, football, gambling, Olympic Games 2012, tourism
24 January – broadband, cricket, Working Conditions, digital broadcasting (radio & TV), HMS Victory 1744, libraries, S4C, telecommunications, TV, theatres, tourism, marketing, YouView
21 January – British Sky Broadcasting, East London Tech City, Horseracing Levy, internet, libraries, mass media, News Corporation
20 January – local TV, tourism, sport, British Sky Broadcasting, internet, News Corporation, Olympic Games 2012, public libraries
19 January – Government Art Collection, Olympic Games 2012, public libraries, swimming, television
18 January – arts, employment, broadband, football, Football Foundation, television
17 January – British Sky Broadcasting, Football Association, Horserace Betting Levy, libraries, Olympic Games 2012, tourism
13 January – British Sky Broadcasting, marketing, HMS Victory 1744, tourism (North East)
12 January – BBC, public expenditure, broadband (Suffolk) Olympic Games 2012, Youth Sports Trust
11 January – arts, employment, broadband, Rupert Murdoch
10 January – broadband, churches, creative industries, ministerial policy advisers, official cars, procurement, redundancy, travel, internet (harassment), Olympic Delivery Authority, Olympic Games 2012, UK Film Council (Wales)

Websites of interest

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