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	registered interest
	date	13/04/2017
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	21st Century Fox: Sky
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential effect of Rupert Murdoch's bid for Sky TV on media plurality.
	tabling member constituency	Sunderland Central
	tabling member printed	Julie Elliott
	uin	70593
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2017 answer text <p>On 16 March 2017, the Secretary of State made a statement to Hon. Members [Official Report - Vol 623 col 556] that she had intervened in the proposed acquisition of Sky plc by 21st Century Fox Inc on media public interest grounds and had issued a European Intervention Notice (EIN). Ofcom will consider any possible effects of 21st Century Fox Inc's bid for Sky plc on media plurality in their report on the media public interests mentioned in the EIN. Ofcom will now submit their report by 20 June 2017.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 25/04/2017 12:19:23 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4127 label Biography information for Julie Elliott

749331

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2017
	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	21st Century Fox: Sky
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether she will make a decision on referring the 21st Century Fox bid for Sky to the Competition and Markets Authority before the summer recess; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
	tabling member printed	Tom Watson
	uin	3592
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Gentleman to the oral statement made to the House on 29 June [Official Report 29 June; Vol 626 Col 762] by the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, in particular to the response given to the Hon Member for Wellingborough [Col 770]</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 11/07/2017 12:31:55 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

749635

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2017
	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	21st Century Fox: Sky
	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 she will postpone any decision on the proposed takeover of Sky by 21st Century Fox until after the publication of any report on the second stage of the Leveson Inquiry.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
	tabling member printed	Layla Moran
	uin	3669
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>As set out in previous statements to the House, the Secretary of State's quasi-judicial responsibilities in relation to the proposed acquisition of Sky by 21st Century Fox will be discharged thoroughly, robustly and transparently. Such decisions must also be taken as promptly as is reasonably practicable.</p><p>On 29 June the Secretary of State announced that she is minded-to refer the merger to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) on media plurality grounds. In coming to a final decision, consideration will be given to the available evidence before her including any further representations received following the call for evidence which closed on 14 July.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 17/07/2017 14:31:47 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

751256

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2017
	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	21st Century Fox: Sky
	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 she will postpone the Fox takeover of Sky until the second half of the Leveson Inquiry has been completed.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
	tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
	uin	4661
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>As set out in previous statements to the House, the Secretary of State's quasi-judicial responsibilities in relation to the proposed acquisition of Sky by 21st Century Fox will be discharged, robustly and transparently. Such decisions must also be taken as promptly as is reasonably practicable.</p><p> </p><p>On 29 June the Secretary of State announced that she is minded-to refer the merger to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) on media plurality grounds. In coming to a final decision, consideration will be given to the available evidence before her including any further representations received following the call for evidence which closed on 14 July.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 17/07/2017 14:13:33 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

788435

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2017
	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	4G
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, in what proportion of UK premises 4G is available.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
	tabling member printed	Tom Watson
	uin	112608
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>As of June 2016, there was 90% geographic voice coverage across the UK from at least one Mobile Network Operator (MNO), and 96% of UK premises had indoor 4G coverage from at least one MNO.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 112610 question first answered 16/11/2017 10:10:20 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

771435

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2017
	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, on what the £740 million 5G research and infrastructure fund announced in the 2016 Autumn Statement has been spent.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
	tabling member printed	Tom Watson
	uin	107884
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2017 answer text <p>At Autumn Statement 2016, the Government announced a a £1.1bn package to boost the UK’s digital infrastructure. This sum is intended to cover all future connectivity technologies and cover work in this area until 2020-21. This included investment in a nationally coordinated programme of full fibre and 5G Testbed &amp; Trials.</p><p>To date, the Government has invested £16 million for three leading 5G research institutions to establish a test network to test and trial 5G technologies and applications. This week, a £25 million competition was announced to select projects for initial funding as part of the first Phase of the Testbeds &amp; Trials Programme.</p><p>For the Local Full Fibre (LFFN) Programme, the Government announced in September that £10 million has been allocated for 6 full fibre test projects around the country, in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire, West Sussex, Coventry and Warwickshire, Bristol (with Bath and North East Somerset), West Yorkshire and Greater Manchester. Further measures will be set out in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 25/10/2017 09:19:40 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

773115

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2017
	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, if it is her Department's policy that 5G should be commercially available in at least one major city by 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	108585
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government’s 5G strategy - published at Budget 2017 - sets out the framework and steps that we will take to ensure that the UK is at the forefront of 5G.</p><p> </p><p>We are taking an active, facilitating role - not least through the 5G Programme of Testbeds and Trials - focused on helping to create the best conditions for the market to develop and deploy 5G in the UK in a timely and efficient manner.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 108583 question first answered 26/10/2017 13:36:18 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

773116

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2017
	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, if it is her Department's policy that all (a) urban areas, (b) major trunk roads and (c) railways will have uninterrupted 5G coverage by 2025.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	108583
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government’s 5G strategy - published at Budget 2017 - sets out the framework and steps that we will take to ensure that the UK is at the forefront of 5G.</p><p> </p><p>We are taking an active, facilitating role - not least through the 5G Programme of Testbeds and Trials - focused on helping to create the best conditions for the market to develop and deploy 5G in the UK in a timely and efficient manner.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 108585 question first answered 26/10/2017 13:36:18 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

773929

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2017
	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 persons and organisations her Department plans to invite to the Glasgow briefing event on 1 November 2017 which is part of the 5G Testbeds and Trials Programme: Phase 1 funding competition.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	108659
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>The 5G briefing event in Glasgow is one of three events taking place across the UK to support the launch of the first competition for the Government’s 5G Testbeds &amp; Trials Programme. These events are open to potential bidders, including industry, academic institutions and local areas, and will help to prepare them to submit a proposal. We have advertised these events widely, emailing to over 9000 organisations across the whole of the UK, including Scottish Enterprise. Additional details are on the Innovate UK website, who are running the competition on behalf of DCMS.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 26/10/2017 11:33:57 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

776019

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2017
	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, when she plans to provide a timetable and schedule of events for the Glasgow briefing on 1 November 2017 on 5G Testbeds and Trials Programme: Phase 1 funding competition.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	108959
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2017 answer text <p>The 5G briefing event in Glasgow will follow the same structure as the other briefing events taking place across the UK to support the launch of the first competition for the Government’s 5G Testbeds &amp; Trials Programme.</p><p> </p><p>The schedule for the event includes presentations from DCMS officials, which will cover the 5G Testbeds &amp; Trials Programme and information on the Phase 1 funding competition. As the competition is being run in conjunction with Innovate UK, representatives will also have a chance to address the audience on the competition’s selection process and eligibility. Attendees will have the chance to ask questions on all areas discussed.</p><p> </p><p>A full timetable and schedule is available on the Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) website: <a href="https://ktn-uk.co.uk/events/dcms-5g-testbeds-trials-programme-briefing-glasgow" target="_blank">https://ktn-uk.co.uk/events/dcms-5g-testbeds-trials-programme-briefing-glasgow</a></p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 01/11/2017 11:50:53 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden