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1000266

registered interest
date	02/11/2018
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	Broadband
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 has been made on the target for a nationwide full-fibre broadband network by 2033.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	187338
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government published its Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review (FTIR) in July 2018, setting out its strategy for delivering its target for a nationwide full fibre broadband network by 2033. On 29 October, DCMS published two of the consultations promised in the FTIR, on new legislation to reform existing access agreement arrangements to provide a right of entry for communication providers in cases of absentee landlords, and to ensure full fibre connections to new build developments. At Budget, the Government also announced £200m from the National Productivity Investment Fund (NPIF) to further support the deployment of full fibre to the commercially most difficult to reach premises. In its October Connected Nations report, Ofcom confirmed that full fibre coverage had reached 1.4 million premises in May 2018, up from less than 900,000 premises in May 2017. Commitments to full fibre rollout from industry have also continued, for example with CityFibre recently announcing a £2.5 billion investment plan to expand its full fibre network to 5 million homes.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 12/11/2018 16:02:14 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

988894

registered interest
date	16/10/2018
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	Broadband
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 13 September 2018 to Question 172405 on Broadband, when he plans to discuss with BT and Ofcom how transparency measures might be introduced.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	180084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>Discussions with Openreach and Ofcom about greater transparency of build plans have started and are ongoing.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 22/10/2018 12:14:21 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

982827

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
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	Broadband
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 assessment he has made of the differences in (a) speed and (b) reliability of (i) FTTC and (ii) FTTP broadband connections.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	176233
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2018 answer text <p>Ofcom’s Connected Nations report states that full fibre networks (FTTP connections) can provide a better quality of broadband than part-fibre connections, such as FTTC. FTTP offers more stable performance, especially at peak times, and can therefore more easily meet advertised headline speeds. Ofcom also states that, compared to copper-based networks (like standard broadband and FTTC connections), full fibre networks are more reliable and resilient and suffer five times fewer faults. Full fibre can also deliver both download and upload speeds of 1Gbps, making it significantly faster than existing services delivered over part-copper networks.</p><p> </p><p>The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) reviewed the use of the term ‘fibre’ to describe part-fibre and full-fibre broadband. As part of its decision in November 2017, it concluded that the term 'fibre' is unlikely to mislead consumers as currently used in the advertising of part-fibre broadband services. In June, the Administrative Court granted CityFibre permission to proceed with its Judicial Review of the ASA's decision.</p><p> </p><p>The ASA also recognised there are differences between broadband services, and said that:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Adverts should not describe non-fibre services as ‘fibre’</li><li>Adverts should make performance claims for ‘fibre’ services that are appropriate for the type of technology delivering that service, and should hold evidence to substantiate the specific claims made</li><li>Specifically, adverts should refer to speed in a manner that is appropriate for the technology, including by having due regard to the ASA’s guidance on numerical speed claims</li><li>Adverts should not state or imply a service is the most technologically advanced on the market if it is a part-fibre service.</li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 176234 176235 question first answered 11/10/2018 15:10:38 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

982829

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
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	Broadband
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 September 2018 to Question 167873 on Broadband: Advertising, what steps he is taking to ensure consumers have clear, concise and accurate information to make an informed choice on the differences between (a) FTTC and (b) FTTP broadband.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	176234
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2018 answer text <p>Ofcom’s Connected Nations report states that full fibre networks (FTTP connections) can provide a better quality of broadband than part-fibre connections, such as FTTC. FTTP offers more stable performance, especially at peak times, and can therefore more easily meet advertised headline speeds. Ofcom also states that, compared to copper-based networks (like standard broadband and FTTC connections), full fibre networks are more reliable and resilient and suffer five times fewer faults. Full fibre can also deliver both download and upload speeds of 1Gbps, making it significantly faster than existing services delivered over part-copper networks.</p><p> </p><p>The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) reviewed the use of the term ‘fibre’ to describe part-fibre and full-fibre broadband. As part of its decision in November 2017, it concluded that the term 'fibre' is unlikely to mislead consumers as currently used in the advertising of part-fibre broadband services. In June, the Administrative Court granted CityFibre permission to proceed with its Judicial Review of the ASA's decision.</p><p> </p><p>The ASA also recognised there are differences between broadband services, and said that:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Adverts should not describe non-fibre services as ‘fibre’</li><li>Adverts should make performance claims for ‘fibre’ services that are appropriate for the type of technology delivering that service, and should hold evidence to substantiate the specific claims made</li><li>Specifically, adverts should refer to speed in a manner that is appropriate for the technology, including by having due regard to the ASA’s guidance on numerical speed claims</li><li>Adverts should not state or imply a service is the most technologically advanced on the market if it is a part-fibre service.</li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 176233 176235 question first answered 11/10/2018 15:10:38 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

982834

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
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	Broadband
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 he is taking to prevent internet service providers from advertising using the term fibre when their network uses copper wiring.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	176235
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2018 answer text <p>Ofcom’s Connected Nations report states that full fibre networks (FTTP connections) can provide a better quality of broadband than part-fibre connections, such as FTTC. FTTP offers more stable performance, especially at peak times, and can therefore more easily meet advertised headline speeds. Ofcom also states that, compared to copper-based networks (like standard broadband and FTTC connections), full fibre networks are more reliable and resilient and suffer five times fewer faults. Full fibre can also deliver both download and upload speeds of 1Gbps, making it significantly faster than existing services delivered over part-copper networks.</p><p> </p><p>The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) reviewed the use of the term ‘fibre’ to describe part-fibre and full-fibre broadband. As part of its decision in November 2017, it concluded that the term 'fibre' is unlikely to mislead consumers as currently used in the advertising of part-fibre broadband services. In June, the Administrative Court granted CityFibre permission to proceed with its Judicial Review of the ASA's decision.</p><p> </p><p>The ASA also recognised there are differences between broadband services, and said that:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Adverts should not describe non-fibre services as ‘fibre’</li><li>Adverts should make performance claims for ‘fibre’ services that are appropriate for the type of technology delivering that service, and should hold evidence to substantiate the specific claims made</li><li>Specifically, adverts should refer to speed in a manner that is appropriate for the technology, including by having due regard to the ASA’s guidance on numerical speed claims</li><li>Adverts should not state or imply a service is the most technologically advanced on the market if it is a part-fibre service.</li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 176233 176234 question first answered 11/10/2018 15:10:38 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

982895

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
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	Broadband
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will take steps against broadband infrastructure companies who exclude specific houses as they deem their driveways to be too long when installing fibre broadband in an area.
tabling member constituency	Mid Dorset and North Poole
tabling member printed	Michael Tomlinson
uin	176469
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>The Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review, published in July, set out the Government’s ambitions to provide world-class digital connectivity that is gigabit-capable, reliable, long-lasting and widely available across the UK. The Review set out the regulatory and policy environment to facilitate this, alongside the measures that my Department’s Barrier Busting Task Force is taking to reduce the cost of deployment of digital infrastructure.</p><p> </p><p>The Government hopes such measures will enable operators to deploy infrastructure as far as possible, including to harder to reach or more expensive areas.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 16/10/2018 16:34:14 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson

983371

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
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	Broadband
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, for what reason the Government has encouraged multiple full fibre infrastructure providers to build competing networks in the same areas.
tabling member constituency	Knowsley
tabling member printed	Mr George Howarth
uin	175997
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>The recommendations of the Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review (FTIR) were based on analysis of UK and global broadband markets, as well as extensive engagement with stakeholders. The FTIR concluded that the most effective way to deliver nationwide full fibre coverage by 2033 is to promote network competition wherever possible. The FTIR expects around a third of the country to be able to support three or more gigabit capable networks and a further half of the country to be able to support two gigabit capable networks. This includes the majority of suburban areas and towns. The FTIR recognised that the remainder of the country will be made up of areas that can only support a single network and that some areas, likely to be largely remote rural areas, will be too costly for the market to deliver alone. For the latter, likely to be around 10% of premises in the UK, the Government will pursue a strategy to support deployment of full fibre starting at the same time as the market deploys to commercially viable areas.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 175998 175999 question first answered 16/10/2018 16:53:58 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	481 label Biography information for Sir George Howarth

983372

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
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	Broadband
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 assessment he has made of the effect of the building of multiple open access full fibre networks in the same locations on the Government’s target of nationwide full fibre by 2033.
tabling member constituency	Knowsley
tabling member printed	Mr George Howarth
uin	175998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>The recommendations of the Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review (FTIR) were based on analysis of UK and global broadband markets, as well as extensive engagement with stakeholders. The FTIR concluded that the most effective way to deliver nationwide full fibre coverage by 2033 is to promote network competition wherever possible. The FTIR expects around a third of the country to be able to support three or more gigabit capable networks and a further half of the country to be able to support two gigabit capable networks. This includes the majority of suburban areas and towns. The FTIR recognised that the remainder of the country will be made up of areas that can only support a single network and that some areas, likely to be largely remote rural areas, will be too costly for the market to deliver alone. For the latter, likely to be around 10% of premises in the UK, the Government will pursue a strategy to support deployment of full fibre starting at the same time as the market deploys to commercially viable areas.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 175997 175999 question first answered 16/10/2018 16:53:58 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	481 label Biography information for Sir George Howarth

983373

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
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	Broadband
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review, published in July 2018, whether he has plans to bring forward legislative proposals to ensure transparency in the proposals for full fibre network build plans.
tabling member constituency	Knowsley
tabling member printed	Mr George Howarth
uin	175999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>The recommendations of the Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review (FTIR) were based on analysis of UK and global broadband markets, as well as extensive engagement with stakeholders. The FTIR concluded that the most effective way to deliver nationwide full fibre coverage by 2033 is to promote network competition wherever possible. The FTIR expects around a third of the country to be able to support three or more gigabit capable networks and a further half of the country to be able to support two gigabit capable networks. This includes the majority of suburban areas and towns. The FTIR recognised that the remainder of the country will be made up of areas that can only support a single network and that some areas, likely to be largely remote rural areas, will be too costly for the market to deliver alone. For the latter, likely to be around 10% of premises in the UK, the Government will pursue a strategy to support deployment of full fibre starting at the same time as the market deploys to commercially viable areas.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 175997 175998 question first answered 16/10/2018 16:53:58 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	481 label Biography information for Sir George Howarth

983374

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
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	Broadband
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 assessment his Department has made of the effect of multiple providers investing in full-fibre networks in the same areas on digital services in (a) suburban areas and (b) towns.
tabling member constituency	Knowsley
tabling member printed	Mr George Howarth
uin	176000
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government is interested in the effect that greater transparency of build plans might have on accelerating the commercial rollout of full fibre networks. As a first step, the Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review committed the Government to discuss with BT and Ofcom how transparency measures might be introduced. The Government will consider next steps, including whether any legislation is required, following those discussions.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 16/10/2018 16:54:36 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	481 label Biography information for Sir George Howarth