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date	30/09/2020
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	5G
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to create a nationwide 5G network.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	97717
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to the delivery of world-class digital infrastructure, including 5G, across the UK. Our ambition is for the majority of the population to have access to a 5G signal by 2027.</p><p>All four mobile network operators have launched 5G networks, with 5G services now available in over 100 towns and cities across the UK. Whilst the vast majority of investment in 5G will be made by industry, the department is funding the research and trials of 5G networks through the £200m 5G Testbeds and Trials Programme which invests in targeted projects across the UK to build the commercial case for 5G.</p><p>The Government is also committed to reducing the barriers to the deployment of mobile infrastructure. As part of this, the Government has announced that, subject to a technical consultation, it intends to take forward reforms to the planning system to support the deployment of 5G and extend mobile coverage. The Government also intends to consult on whether changes to the Electronic Communications Code are needed to support these aims.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 06/10/2020 13:56:56 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1239417

registered interest
date	30/09/2020
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	5G
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what progress he has made in appointing another company to replace Huawei as a 5G supplier.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	97720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2020 answer text <p>Ultimately it is the responsibility of the mobile network operators to appoint suppliers to replace Huawei in their 5G networks. This will be based on their specific commercial and technical requirements.</p><p>The Government’s work on telecoms security will ensure that security and resilience are also primary considerations for operators as they make those decisions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 09/10/2020 11:31:06 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard