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1487298

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date	07/07/2022
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	Youth Investment Fund: County Durham
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 projects were supported by the first round of the Youth Investment Fund in County Durham and Darlington.
tabling member constituency	Sedgefield
tabling member printed	Paul Howell
uin	32633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2022 answer text <p>Twelve projects supporting young people in County Durham and Darlington were awarded funding from Phase One of the Youth Investment Fund. The funding has enabled local youth providers to invest in small-scale capital projects including outdoor/activity equipment, IT/Tech, a minibus, and small redevelopments that expand the reach, number and range of services they currently offer.</p><p>Phase One of the Youth Investment Fund, administered by BBC Children in Need, has delivered £12 million of funding this year to over 400 local youth organisations in levelling up priority areas in England. The full list of recipients can be found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/phase-1-of-the-youth-investment-fund-successful-grantees" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>Phase Two of the Youth Investment Fund is expected to open in summer 2022.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 15/07/2022 13:44:09 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4830 label Biography information for Paul Howell

1453666

registered interest
date	23/03/2022
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: Rural Areas
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 her Department is taking to ensure that internet speeds in rural homes matches those in urban areas.
tabling member constituency	Sedgefield
tabling member printed	Paul Howell
uin	145995
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2022 answer text <p>The Government is determined to deliver great connectivity to every community in the UK and is working to close the digital divide between rural, suburban, and urban areas. We are creating a competition-friendly environment to promote deployment in areas where this is commercially viable and we are investing £5 billion through Project Gigabit to support roll-out in less commercial locations, including rural areas. In three years national coverage has rocketed from six per cent to over 66 per cent and we have already upgraded 600,000 premises in hard-to-reach areas.</p><p>Our Project Gigabit procurements are prioritising delivery to rural, hard-to-reach premises and to those with the lowest broadband speeds. Broadband providers have so far been invited to bid for contracts worth up to £292 million to upgrade up to 187,000 premises across Cumbria, Durham, Northumberland, Cambridgeshire, North Dorset and West Cornwall - with initial deployment expected to commence later this year.</p><p>As part of Project Gigabit the government is also investing up to £210 million in the Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme to support rural communities with the cost of installing new gigabit-capable connections. The scheme provides a micro-grant of up to £1,500 for residents and up to £3,500 for businesses towards the cost of installing gigabit-capable broadband. Further information is available on the <a href="https://gigabitvoucher.culture.gov.uk/" target="_blank">gigabit voucher website</a> including eligibility criteria and how to apply for the scheme.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 30/03/2022 08:28:19 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4830 label Biography information for Paul Howell

1187686

registered interest
date	25/03/2020
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	Broadband
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to expand the availability of gigabit-capable broadband throughout the UK.
tabling member constituency	Sedgefield
tabling member printed	Paul Howell
uin	901777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to delivering nationwide gigabit capable connectivity as soon as possible. Much progress has already been made, with full fibre coverage doubling in the past year to reach 10% of UK premises, according to the latest Ofcom figures.</p><p> </p><p>This Government will continue to take action to remove barriers to network rollout and to ensure that those in the hardest to reach areas are not left behind. We have introduced legislation to make it easier for operators to deploy broadband in blocks of flats, will be legislating to mandate gigabit connectivity in new builds and will invest £5 billion of funding to support gigabit rollout in hard to reach areas.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 21/04/2020 08:22:08 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4830 label Biography information for Paul Howell

1177569

registered interest
date	11/02/2020
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	Railways: Darlington and Stockton on Tees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans he has to support the 2025 celebration of the bicentenary of the Stockton and Darlington railway.
tabling member constituency	Sedgefield
tabling member printed	Paul Howell
uin	900785
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2020 answer text <p>As the birthplace of our modern railway system, the Stockton and Darlington Railway is an important part of our nation’s heritage and I fully support efforts aimed at celebrating its bicentenary in 2025.</p><p>Through their Heritage Action Zones, Historic England is funding a £700,000 programme aimed at rejuvenating and restoring the 26 mile stretch of historic railway.</p><p>This programme will help realise the railway’s potential to become a major heritage attraction and international visitor destination.</p><p /> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 13/02/2020 10:37:14 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4830 label Biography information for Paul Howell