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Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) Thursday Volume 561 18 April 2013 No. 142 HOUSE OF COMMONS OFFICIAL REPORT PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES (HANSARD) Thursday 18 April 2013 £5·00 © Parliamentary Copyright House of Commons 2013 This publication may be reproduced under the terms of the Open Parliament licence, which is published at www.parliament.uk/site-information/copyright/. 465 18 APRIL 2013 466 Mr Vaizey: I was in Chester only a few weeks ago, House of Commons and it certainly is a jewel in the crown in the north-west. May I take this opportunity to say how delighted I am that so many cities—and, indeed, regions—have applied Thursday 18 April 2013 to become the city of culture? The House met at half-past Nine o’clock Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter) (Lab): Is the Minister aware that some local authorities, such as my own in Exeter, are doing their best to maintain the cultural and PRAYERS artistic life of their areas in spite of the massive Arts Council cuts, while others—neighbouring Somerset, for example—have cut support for the arts completely? [MR SPEAKER in the Chair] Does he believe that such cuts are a false economy? Mr Vaizey: The right hon. Gentleman could have cited the battle that we had with Newcastle, which Oral Answers to Questions initially planned to cut all its arts funding. I believe that local authorities should invest in the arts, as has the city of Liverpool, which, on the back of being the European capital of culture, is now a cultural and tourist destination CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT that is second to none. Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con): Kettering’s The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Alfred East art gallery is the oldest purpose-built gallery was asked— in Northamptonshire and, to celebrate its centenary this year, it recently put on display some 350 pictures, Regional Arts Funding filling the gallery. Will my hon. Friend encourage other art galleries around the country to get paintings out of 1. Tristram Hunt (Stoke-on-Trent Central) (Lab): their archives and to put them on display? What recent assessment she has made of the level of funding available to regional arts organisations. Mr Vaizey: I know that it is the Arts Council’s intention [151739] to pursue a policy of lending out paintings, and I would certainly encourage art galleries and museums to lend The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Culture, paintings when it is possible to do so. Media and Sport (Mr Edward Vaizey): I am sure that the House will allow me briefly to pay tribute to Sir Colin Gloria De Piero (Ashfield) (Lab): Lottery funding is Davis, one of the world’s finest conductors, who died a crucial source of cash for regional arts organisations, last week. and I have repeatedly asked Camelot to provide a Over the life of this Parliament, we will invest almost constituency breakdown of the purchase of lottery £3 billion to help to create rich cultural experiences for tickets so that MPs on both sides of the House can see as many people as possible across the country. whether their constituents are getting their fair share of cash. Will the Minister urge Camelot to provide such a Tristram Hunt: I thank the Minister for his answer breakdown? and I echo his tribute to Sir Colin. Does the Minister share my real concern that the Mr Vaizey: I am well aware of the hon. Lady’s Arts Council appears ready to allocate a further £20 million campaign, and I will certainly look at that issue on her of taxpayers’ money to London’s South Bank when so behalf and write back to her about it. many arts organisations in the regions are crying out for funding? Given that our capital city is so wealthy and Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central) (Lab): The Minister has such deep pockets, surely a much greater proportion recently claimed that the Government’s funding cuts of private and charitable funds should be financing that had had no impact on new writing in regional theatre, otherwise very worthwhile endeavour. but the report “In Battalions” tells a very different story. Over the past 12 months, 62% of theatres have had to Mr Vaizey: That is a capital allocation for the further cancel one or more new plays, and 54% are commissioning redevelopment of the South Bank, and obviously some fewer of them. The Minister must surely agree that that of our major national arts institutions are based in the is significantly different from what he claimed. Does he capital, but something like £174 million is going to arts therefore accept that the Government’s policies are organisations outside the capital this year, and that level hitting regional theatre, and will he tell the House what of funding will continue. he is going to do about it? Stephen Mosley (City of Chester) (Con): Chester is Mr Vaizey: We have responded to the “In Battalions” the north-west’s flag-bearer in the bid to be the city of report. I note that, of the 20 or so theatres that took culture in 2017, and we are trying to build a coalition of part in the survey, about half had actually received an local and regional organisations to support our bid. increase in their funding. We continue to support new What support is the Department offering in relation to writing, and theatre cuts amount to less than about 3% city of culture 2017? Would my hon. Friend care to visit overall, so theatre has been well protected. The report Chester and see the jewel in the crown of the north-west? concentrated on a few theatres whose funding had been 467 Oral Answers18 APRIL 2013 Oral Answers 468 impacted and did not concentrate on those that had will the Secretary of State seize hold of that opportunity, had their funding increased or had received new funding. because the situation is creating real difficulties for It ill behoves the hon. Gentleman, who supported businesses that want to relocate from London to south Newcastle’s arts cuts, to complain about arts cuts. Wales? Broadband Maria Miller: I understand the hon. Gentleman’s point about the ability of business people—or anybody 2. Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan) (Con): What else—to do work when on trains, and I have spoken to progress her Department has made in improving broadband my colleagues in the Department for Transport about availability throughout the UK. [151740] it. Importantly, however, as I have said, two thirds of premises in this country now have access to superfast 8. Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire) (Con): broadband. The hon. Gentleman will also want to What progress she has made on broadband delivery. know that the internet contributes more than 8% to the [151746] UK economy, which is the highest proportion in any G8 country. We are impatient for more change, but we have The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport already made a great deal of progress. (Maria Miller): Two thirds of premises in the UK now have superfast broadband available. Some 100,000 more Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham) (Lab): homes and businesses are getting coverage every week First, may I join in what the Minister, the hon. Member and average speeds have increased from 5.2 megabits in for Wantage (Mr Vaizey), said about Sir Colin Davis? May 2010 to 12 megabits by November 2012. He was an enormous figure in music, who was admired and respected, and who inspired people, not only in this Alun Cairns: The Government have made excellent country, but around the world. He is a sad loss to the progress in rolling out broadband across the UK, and London Symphony Orchestra, this country and music the Secretary of State should be congratulated on that. generally. However, there are some rural communities where the Everyone knows that having access to decent-speed last mile remains a problem. What consideration has broadband is vital to businesses and people’s work and she given to reviewing the regulations to empower rural home life and it needs to be in all areas. When we were communities to take more control in assisting in the in government, we committed to everyone in the UK rolling out of broadband to their areas? getting decent-speed broadband—at least 2 megabits per second—by the end of last year. This Government Maria Miller: As my hon. Friend will know, the abandoned that target, and Ofcom says that 2.6 million Government have committed to 2 megabits on a universal households still have not got decent-speed broadband. basis throughout the country. We also have a £20 million Instead the Government promised superfast broadband rural community broadband fund to do the sorts of by the end of 2015, but there is growing concern that things he mentions, including working with the Welsh they will not meet that target. Can the Secretary of Assembly to make sure broadband reaches rural areas. State assure the House that those concerns are wrong Importantly, we are also always looking at ways to and that she is on track to meet the Government’s target remove barriers that are stopping that last mile, and I of 90% of premises getting superfast broadband by will continue to work with my hon. Friend and other 2015? colleagues on that. Maria Miller: The difference between the right hon. Andrew Selous: On 9 February last year I asked the and learned Lady and me is that she may put forward Secretary of State’s predecessor when broadband speeds warm words, but this Government are actually putting would improve in villages including Hockliffe, Tilsworth, forward practical interventions.
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