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date	19/03/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Broadband
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraphs 1.103, 1.122 and 2.231 of Budget 2015, on the availability of ultrafast broadband, what the Government's definition is of "available to".
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	228477
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>In the specified Budget 2015 paragraph references, “available to” means that consumers should be able to access ultrafast broadband through a retail service, should they choose to take one up.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 23/03/2015 16:04:51 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

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date	17/03/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tourism: South West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps he has taken to support tourism in the South West.
tabling member constituency	Torridge and West Devon
tabling member printed	Mr Geoffrey Cox
uin	227780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>The government has announced a number of policy measures to support tourism in the South West region including;</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>On 26 January during a visit to Plymouth the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced a £10 million package for the South West from round 3 of the Coastal Communities Fund to support regional growth including the tourism sector. He also announced a £2 million challenge fund as part of the GREAT Britain campaign to promote regions and cities including in the South West; and £100,000 government funding to support more Small and Medium sized Enterprises to attend a trade fair to promote South West tourism destinations to key international markets.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>On 20 February in Bristol the Chief Secretary to the Treasury announced £5 million funding towards the transformation of Colston Hall in Bristol into the only international standard concert hall in South West.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>On 5 March the Deputy Prime Minister announced £5 million funding to boost tourism in the South West by creating a joined-up strategy for marketing the region.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 23/03/2015 16:02:53 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	1508 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Cox