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star this property date less than 2022-12-12more like thismore than 2022-12-12
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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport remove filter
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star this property answering dept short name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
star this property hansard heading Broadband: Easington more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, for what reason average download speeds in Easington constituency are below the regional and national average; what steps she is taking to improve broadband upload speeds in Easington constituency; and how much funding has been allocated to upgrading broadband infrastructure in (a) Easington constituency, (b) the North East and (c) nationally in each of the last five years. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Easington more like this
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Grahame Morris remove filter
star this property uin 108149 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2022-12-15more like thismore than 2022-12-15
star this property answer text <p>According to the independent website thinkbroadband.com, the estimated mean download speed in the Easington constituency during the third quarter of 2022 stood at 90 Mbps. This is slightly lower than the North East regional average of 96 Mbps and the UK average of 95. These averages are derived from crowd-sourced data and it is worth noting that users may not opt for the fastest speeds available when selecting a broadband package.</p><p>Further improvements to broadband speeds in the Easington constituency will be delivered as part of our £5 billion investment in Project Gigabit, which is upgrading and future-proofing network infrastructure for decades to come. Easington is included in Project Gigabit’s North East England regional procurement, which covers up to an estimated 53,000 premises and has an indicative contract value of £82 million. Building Digital UK (BDUK) plans to award a contract between April and May next year.</p><p>In addition to our Project Gigabit procurements, we are providing additional support through the Gigabit Broadband Voucher scheme to support rural communities across the UK with the cost of installing new gigabit-capable connections. Through the Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme and its previous iterations, we have issued over 100,000 vouchers worth more than £214 million.</p><p>Projects under the previous Superfast Broadband Programme in the North East covering Durham, Northumberland and Newcastle benefitted from UK Government funding of £24 million, alongside £24 million from the local authorities, £2 million European funding and £26 million from suppliers, to upgrade over 170,000 premises to superfast speeds over the lifetime of the programme. BDUK also delivered a Local Full Fibre Networks (LFFN) project in the North of Tyne area, with more than £5.8 million in government funding.</p><p>At national level, spend through BDUK on broadband in each of the last five years is as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>£m</p></td><td colspan="5"><p>Year</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>18/19</p></td><td><p>19/20</p></td><td><p>20/21</p></td><td><p>21/22</p></td><td><p>22/23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nationally</p></td><td><p>38.6</p></td><td><p>29.9</p></td><td><p>9.6</p></td><td><p>10.0</p></td><td><p>12.5</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p>
star this property answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster more like this
star this property answering member printed Julia Lopez more like this
star this property grouped question UIN 108151 more like this
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less than 2022-12-15T14:09:09.45Zmore like thismore than 2022-12-15T14:09:09.45Z
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star this property label Biography information for Julia Lopez more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Grahame Morris more like this
1550489
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star this property date less than 2022-12-12more like thismore than 2022-12-12
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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport remove filter
star this property answering dept id 10 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
star this property hansard heading Broadband: Easington more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to improve broadband upload speeds in Easington constituency. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Easington more like this
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Grahame Morris remove filter
star this property uin 108150 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2022-12-15more like thismore than 2022-12-15
star this property answer text <p>According to the independent website thinkbroadband.com, the estimated mean upload speed in the Easington constituency during the third quarter of 2022 stood at 20 Mbps. This is slightly lower than the national average of 22 Mbps across the UK. These averages are derived from crowd-sourced data and it is worth noting that users may not opt for the fastest speeds available when selecting a broadband package.</p><p>Almost 99% of premises in the Easington constituency are able to access superfast broadband (&gt;=30Mbps), which meets the vast majority of everyday requirements such as high definition streaming and video calling on multiple devices. This is higher than the national average. I am also pleased to share that 74% of premises in the Easington constituency can access a gigabit-capable connection, which is ahead of the national average of 72%.</p><p>Further improvements to broadband speeds in the Easington constituency will be delivered as part of our £5 billion investment in Project Gigabit, which is upgrading and future-proofing network infrastructure for decades to come. Easington is included in Project Gigabit’s North East England regional procurement, which covers up to an estimated 53,000 premises and has an indicative contract value of £82 million. Building Digital UK (BDUK) plans to award a contract between April and May next year.</p><p>Alongside direct Government investment, we have created a competition-friendly environment in areas where deployment is commercially viable. As a result, there is now a thriving market of over 80 providers investing nearly £35 billion rolling out gigabit broadband all over the UK.</p><p> </p>
star this property answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster more like this
star this property answering member printed Julia Lopez more like this
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less than 2022-12-15T09:12:03.41Zmore like thismore than 2022-12-15T09:12:03.41Z
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4647
star this property label Biography information for Julia Lopez more like this
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3973
unstar this property label Biography information for Grahame Morris more like this
1550490
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star this property date less than 2022-12-12more like thismore than 2022-12-12
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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport remove filter
star this property answering dept id 10 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
star this property hansard heading Broadband more like this
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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25259
star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding has been allocated to upgrading broadband infrastructure in (a) Easington constituency, (b) the North East and (c) nationally in each of the last five years. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Easington more like this
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Grahame Morris remove filter
star this property uin 108151 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2022-12-15more like thismore than 2022-12-15
star this property answer text <p>According to the independent website thinkbroadband.com, the estimated mean download speed in the Easington constituency during the third quarter of 2022 stood at 90 Mbps. This is slightly lower than the North East regional average of 96 Mbps and the UK average of 95. These averages are derived from crowd-sourced data and it is worth noting that users may not opt for the fastest speeds available when selecting a broadband package.</p><p>Further improvements to broadband speeds in the Easington constituency will be delivered as part of our £5 billion investment in Project Gigabit, which is upgrading and future-proofing network infrastructure for decades to come. Easington is included in Project Gigabit’s North East England regional procurement, which covers up to an estimated 53,000 premises and has an indicative contract value of £82 million. Building Digital UK (BDUK) plans to award a contract between April and May next year.</p><p>In addition to our Project Gigabit procurements, we are providing additional support through the Gigabit Broadband Voucher scheme to support rural communities across the UK with the cost of installing new gigabit-capable connections. Through the Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme and its previous iterations, we have issued over 100,000 vouchers worth more than £214 million.</p><p>Projects under the previous Superfast Broadband Programme in the North East covering Durham, Northumberland and Newcastle benefitted from UK Government funding of £24 million, alongside £24 million from the local authorities, £2 million European funding and £26 million from suppliers, to upgrade over 170,000 premises to superfast speeds over the lifetime of the programme. BDUK also delivered a Local Full Fibre Networks (LFFN) project in the North of Tyne area, with more than £5.8 million in government funding.</p><p>At national level, spend through BDUK on broadband in each of the last five years is as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>£m</p></td><td colspan="5"><p>Year</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>18/19</p></td><td><p>19/20</p></td><td><p>20/21</p></td><td><p>21/22</p></td><td><p>22/23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nationally</p></td><td><p>38.6</p></td><td><p>29.9</p></td><td><p>9.6</p></td><td><p>10.0</p></td><td><p>12.5</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p>
star this property answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster more like this
star this property answering member printed Julia Lopez more like this
star this property grouped question UIN 108149 more like this
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less than 2022-12-15T14:09:09.513Zmore like thismore than 2022-12-15T14:09:09.513Z
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4647
star this property label Biography information for Julia Lopez more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Grahame Morris more like this
1550363
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star this property date less than 2022-12-09more like thismore than 2022-12-09
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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport remove filter
star this property answering dept id 10 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
star this property hansard heading Broadband: Easington more like this
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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25259
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to improve average download speeds in the Easington constituency; and whether she will take steps to increase download speeds in Easington constituency to the (a) North East and (b) UK average. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Easington more like this
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Grahame Morris remove filter
star this property uin 107116 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2022-12-14more like thismore than 2022-12-14
star this property answer text <p>According to the independent website <a href="http://www.thinkbroadband.com" target="_blank">www.thinkbroadband.com</a>, the estimated mean download speed in the Easington constituency during the third quarter of 2022 stood at 90 Mbps. This is slightly lower than the average of 96 Mbps in the North East, and UK average of 95 Mbps. It should be noted that these estimates are derived from crowd-sourced data and that users may not opt for the fastest speeds available when selecting a broadband package.</p><p>I am pleased to share that almost 99% of premises in the Easington constituency can already access superfast broadband and just over 74% of premises can access a gigabit-capable connection. This is higher than the national averages of over 97% and 72% for superfast and gigabit-capable, respectively.</p><p>We are investing £5 billion through Project Gigabit to enable hard-to-reach communities across the UK to access lightning-fast gigabit-capable broadband. Project Gigabit is focused on connecting homes and businesses that are not included in broadband suppliers’ commercial rollout plans.</p><p>The constituency of Easington is included in Project Gigabit’s North East England regional procurement, which covers up to an estimated 53,000 premises and has an indicative contract value of £82 million. Building Digital UK (BDUK) plans to award a contract between April and May next year.</p><p>Eligible premises in Easington can also receive gigabit-capable connections through the Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme. We recently announced an increase in the value of these vouchers so that new projects can receive as much as £4,500 towards the cost of installing gigabit-capable broadband in rural and particularly hard-to-reach areas.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster more like this
star this property answering member printed Julia Lopez more like this
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less than 2022-12-14T13:38:31.123Zmore like thismore than 2022-12-14T13:38:31.123Z
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4647
star this property label Biography information for Julia Lopez more like this
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3973
unstar this property label Biography information for Grahame Morris more like this
1457907
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star this property date less than 2022-04-14more like thismore than 2022-04-14
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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport remove filter
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star this property answering dept short name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
star this property hansard heading Lotteries more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, for what reason the Gambling Commission has not yet published annual statistics for society lotteries. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Easington more like this
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Grahame Morris remove filter
star this property uin 153899 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2022-04-21more like thismore than 2022-04-21
star this property answer text <p>The Gambling Commission’s production and publication of the most recent Industry Statistics for the period April 2020 to March 2021, including the latest full year statistics for society lotteries, has been affected by the impact of Covid-19, the lack of and quality of data submissions from some lottery operators and resources required for the consequential quality assurance.</p><p>The Gambling Commission will next publish these statistics, covering the period April 2020- March 2021, in November 2022, which is in line with regular twice-yearly publication cycles.</p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Croydon South more like this
star this property answering member printed Chris Philp more like this
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less than 2022-04-21T08:40:39.83Zmore like thismore than 2022-04-21T08:40:39.83Z
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star this property label Biography information for Chris Philp more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Grahame Morris more like this
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star this property date less than 2022-01-12more like thismore than 2022-01-12
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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport remove filter
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star this property answering dept short name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
star this property hansard heading Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Working Hours more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the compliance of her Department's staff working from home with the Working Time Regulations 1998. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Easington more like this
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Grahame Morris remove filter
star this property uin 102584 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2022-01-17more like thismore than 2022-01-17
star this property answer text <p>Staff at DCMS work a standard 36 or 37 hour week and paid overtime is allowed on an exceptional basis in priority areas. Staff are encouraged to discuss their working hours with their Line Manager and, where they may be working beyond their standard hours, to record their hours of work with managers keeping oversight. A flexi time sheet template is made available for individuals to use to record their hours; records are not held centrally. Managers are responsible for ensuring employees are working their hours and not working excessive hours in line with Regulation 9 of the Working Time Regulations 1998 and this requirement has not been different where staff have been working from home. There are currently no staff at DCMS who have chosen to opt out of the Working Time Directive.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster more like this
star this property answering member printed Julia Lopez more like this
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less than 2022-01-17T16:25:08.347Zmore like thismore than 2022-01-17T16:25:08.347Z
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4647
star this property label Biography information for Julia Lopez more like this
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3973
unstar this property label Biography information for Grahame Morris more like this
1353540
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star this property date less than 2021-09-07more like thismore than 2021-09-07
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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport remove filter
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star this property answering dept short name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
star this property hansard heading Aerials: Middlesbrough more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will bring forward proposals to part-refund television licenses for people affected by the Bilsdale transmitter fire. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Easington more like this
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Grahame Morris remove filter
star this property uin 44295 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2021-09-10more like thismore than 2021-09-10
star this property answer text <p>Under the Communications Act 2003, the BBC are entitled to make refunds for the TV licence fee in such circumstances as they may determine.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Following the Bilsdale mast fire, the BBC has announced that affected households which have been unable to receive TV coverage for over a month, and are also unable to view BBC programming through BBC iPlayer, and satellite and cable platforms, will be able to claim a refund or be offered a free extension to their TV Licence, depending on their TV Licensing payment plan. The BBC will make information available on these arrangements from 10 September on the TV Licensing website: <a href="https://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/transmitter" target="_blank">https://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/transmitter</a>.</p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Maldon more like this
star this property answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale more like this
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less than 2021-09-10T07:22:35.63Zmore like thismore than 2021-09-10T07:22:35.63Z
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star this property label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Grahame Morris more like this
1353541
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star this property date less than 2021-09-07more like thismore than 2021-09-07
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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport remove filter
star this property answering dept id 10 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
star this property hansard heading Aerials: Middlesbrough more like this
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to protect television signal infrastructure following the Bilsdale transmitter fire and the time taken to restore television services. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Easington more like this
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Grahame Morris remove filter
star this property uin 44296 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2021-09-15more like thismore than 2021-09-15
star this property answer text <p>Arqiva - a private infrastructure company - operates the UK’s terrestrial broadcast transmitter sites which carry BBC and commercial operators’ TV services. We remain in close contact with Arqiva and broadcasters who are working as fast and as safely as they can to restore TV and radio services in the areas served by Bilsdale by using existing and new alternate transmission sites.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Maldon more like this
star this property answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale more like this
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less than 2021-09-15T08:06:40.123Zmore like thismore than 2021-09-15T08:06:40.123Z
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star this property label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Grahame Morris more like this
1351356
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star this property date less than 2021-08-18more like thismore than 2021-08-18
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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport remove filter
star this property answering dept id 10 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
star this property hansard heading Broadband more like this
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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25259
star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to increase public awareness of the copper broadband switch off and the potential effect of that switch off on internet access. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Easington more like this
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Grahame Morris remove filter
star this property uin 40852 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2021-09-10more like thismore than 2021-09-10
star this property answer text <p>There is currently no set date for the withdrawal of the copper broadband network. Ofcom, the independent telecoms regulator, set out clear criteria in their April 2021 wholesale fixed telecoms market review for the withdrawal of copper services, which includes 100% ultrafast broadband coverage in the exchange area.</p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Boston and Skegness more like this
star this property answering member printed Matt Warman more like this
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less than 2021-09-10T10:10:05.53Zmore like thismore than 2021-09-10T10:10:05.53Z
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star this property label Biography information for Matt Warman more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Grahame Morris more like this
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star this property date less than 2021-05-11more like thismore than 2021-05-11
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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport remove filter
star this property answering dept id 10 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
star this property hansard heading Telecommunications: Infrastructure more like this
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will prohibit the use of wooden telegraph poles for communication cabling where a less visibly obtrusive alternative, such as underground cabling, is available. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Easington more like this
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Grahame Morris remove filter
star this property uin 212 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2021-05-17more like thismore than 2021-05-17
star this property answer text <p>The Electronic Communications Code gives Code Operators the rights to install apparatus for the purposes of providing electronic communication networks. The apparatus installed is subject to commercial considerations and any relevant planning requirements. Operators are also expected to adhere to the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cabinet-siting-and-pole-siting-code-of-practice-issue-2-2016" target="_blank">Cabinet and Pole Siting Code of Practice</a> to ensure new apparatus is installed sensitively.</p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Boston and Skegness more like this
star this property answering member printed Matt Warman more like this
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less than 2021-05-17T10:35:29.727Zmore like thismore than 2021-05-17T10:35:29.727Z
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star this property label Biography information for Matt Warman more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Grahame Morris more like this