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1712831

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Flowers: Imports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) gypsophila, (b) solidago, (c) orchids, (d) dianthus and (e) chrysanthemum consignments were imported from the EU between 2010 and 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Rhondda
	tabling member printed	Sir Chris Bryant
	uin	22911
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p>During the period described this data was not collected as the goods detailed were not under restriction from the EU.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Sir Mark Spencer question first answered 25/04/2024 12:35:21 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
	tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

1702482

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Film and Television: Investment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the effectiveness of the (a) Enterprise Investment Scheme and (b) Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme for attracting investment in the screen sector.
	tabling member constituency	Rhondda
	tabling member printed	Sir Chris Bryant
	uin	22707
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>The government recognises the importance of the film and TV sector to the UK and is committed to making the UK the best place to invest through our generous and reliable fiscal support, as well as wider business support through our funded bodies like the British Film Commission.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The government keeps all tax-advantaged venture capital schemes under review to ensure they continue to meet their policy objectives in a way that is fair and effective. Information on the Enterprise Investment Scheme and Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme is published annually by HM Revenue and Customs. The data published relates to overall scheme statistics and not sector specific performance.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami grouped question UIN 22708 22709 question first answered 24/04/2024 15:12:29 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
	tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

1702484

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Film and Television: Investment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made an assessment of the of the impact of changes made to the (a) Enterprise Investment Scheme and (b) Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme on levels of investment in the UK screen sector since 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Rhondda
	tabling member printed	Sir Chris Bryant
	uin	22708
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>The government recognises the importance of the film and TV sector to the UK and is committed to making the UK the best place to invest through our generous and reliable fiscal support, as well as wider business support through our funded bodies like the British Film Commission.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The government keeps all tax-advantaged venture capital schemes under review to ensure they continue to meet their policy objectives in a way that is fair and effective. Information on the Enterprise Investment Scheme and Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme is published annually by HM Revenue and Customs. The data published relates to overall scheme statistics and not sector specific performance.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami grouped question UIN 22707 22709 question first answered 24/04/2024 15:12:29 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
	tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

1702485

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Film: Investment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the levels of private investment in independent UK film production companies through the (a) Enterprise Investment Scheme and (b) Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme between (i) 2012 and 2017 and (ii) 2018 and 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Rhondda
	tabling member printed	Sir Chris Bryant
	uin	22709
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>The government recognises the importance of the film and TV sector to the UK and is committed to making the UK the best place to invest through our generous and reliable fiscal support, as well as wider business support through our funded bodies like the British Film Commission.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The government keeps all tax-advantaged venture capital schemes under review to ensure they continue to meet their policy objectives in a way that is fair and effective. Information on the Enterprise Investment Scheme and Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme is published annually by HM Revenue and Customs. The data published relates to overall scheme statistics and not sector specific performance.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami grouped question UIN 22707 22708 question first answered 24/04/2024 15:12:29 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
	tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

1702488

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept id	216
	answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	hansard heading	Emergency Services: Integrated Services Digital Network
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of switching from ISDN to SIP lines on the resilience of emergency service networks.
	tabling member constituency	Rhondda
	tabling member printed	Sir Chris Bryant
	uin	22710
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>The Emergency Services are operationally independent and have responsibility for the operation of emergency service control rooms that process emergency calls, as overseen by local Chief Officer and relevant Lead Government Departments, including Departments in the Devolved Administrations as applicable.</p><p> </p><p>The digital transition is industry led and the emergency services are being supported by their respective communications providers. DSIT is working closely with the lead government departments for the emergency services to provide advice on areas of risk which has prompted actions from the emergency services to increase resilience measures.</p><p> </p><p>DSIT does not hold any data on the number of silent calls received by the emergency services.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 22711 question first answered 24/04/2024 08:59:32 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
	tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

1702489

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept id	216
	answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	hansard heading	Emergency Services: Integrated Services Digital Network
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what data her Department holds on the number of silent calls received by emergency services on (a) ISDN and (b) SIP lines.
	tabling member constituency	Rhondda
	tabling member printed	Sir Chris Bryant
	uin	22711
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>The Emergency Services are operationally independent and have responsibility for the operation of emergency service control rooms that process emergency calls, as overseen by local Chief Officer and relevant Lead Government Departments, including Departments in the Devolved Administrations as applicable.</p><p> </p><p>The digital transition is industry led and the emergency services are being supported by their respective communications providers. DSIT is working closely with the lead government departments for the emergency services to provide advice on areas of risk which has prompted actions from the emergency services to increase resilience measures.</p><p> </p><p>DSIT does not hold any data on the number of silent calls received by the emergency services.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 22710 question first answered 24/04/2024 08:59:32 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
	tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

1702137

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept id	216
	answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	hansard heading	Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) Act 2021: Broadband
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the impact of the Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) Act in facilitating broadband network providers’ access to multi-dwelling units to make ultrafast broadband available to tenants.
	tabling member constituency	Rhondda
	tabling member printed	Sir Chris Bryant
	uin	22522
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>The Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) Act 2021 provides Electronic Communications Code Operators with the option to apply to the courts for time-limited Code rights to be imposed in situations where a tenant of a multiple dwelling building has requested an electronic communications service, but the landlord has not responded to repeated requests for access from the operator. This process is intended to be quicker and cheaper than applying to the courts for under the standard process set out in Part 4 of the Code.</p><p> </p><p>My Department will continue to monitor the impact of this legislation through regular dialogue with His Majesty’s Courts and Tribunal Service and stakeholders, but no formal assessment has been made since the provisions came into force in December 2022 in England and Wales, and July 2023 in Scotland.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 23/04/2024 10:04:36 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
	tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

1702138

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept id	216
	answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	hansard heading	Broadband: Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many multi-dwelling unit freeholders are still to give permission to broadband network operators to upgrade their properties to gigabit-capable broadband.
	tabling member constituency	Rhondda
	tabling member printed	Sir Chris Bryant
	uin	22523
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>There are approximately 6.5m Multi-dwelling units (MDUs) in the UK, of which an estimated 75% have access to a gigabit-capable connection. Of those that remain to be connected, this may be for a variety of reasons, including commercial viability, whether they are eligible for public subsidy or because they are subject to the commercial build plans of network operators, which includes ongoing negotiations with landlords of such properties.</p><p> </p><p>The Land Registry holds details of property interests in Land and Buildings in England and Wales, while the Land Register of Scotland, and the Land Registry of Northern Ireland, collect information related to Scotland and Northern Ireland respectively. While we recognise that not all land in the United Kingdom is registered, the Department expects operators to refer to these sources to ascertain the identity of the owner of a property.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 22524 question first answered 23/04/2024 10:25:41 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
	tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

1702139

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept id	216
	answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	hansard heading	Broadband: Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to support network operators in identifying freeholders of multi-dwelling units so operators can secure the permission of freeholders to upgrade broadband infrastructure so it is gigabit capable.
	tabling member constituency	Rhondda
	tabling member printed	Sir Chris Bryant
	uin	22524
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>There are approximately 6.5m Multi-dwelling units (MDUs) in the UK, of which an estimated 75% have access to a gigabit-capable connection. Of those that remain to be connected, this may be for a variety of reasons, including commercial viability, whether they are eligible for public subsidy or because they are subject to the commercial build plans of network operators, which includes ongoing negotiations with landlords of such properties.</p><p> </p><p>The Land Registry holds details of property interests in Land and Buildings in England and Wales, while the Land Register of Scotland, and the Land Registry of Northern Ireland, collect information related to Scotland and Northern Ireland respectively. While we recognise that not all land in the United Kingdom is registered, the Department expects operators to refer to these sources to ascertain the identity of the owner of a property.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 22523 question first answered 23/04/2024 10:25:41 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
	tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

1702140

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept id	216
	answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	hansard heading	Broadband: Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many multi-dwelling units are excluded from the requirement that new build properties should have capability to host gigabit-capable broadband infrastructure.
	tabling member constituency	Rhondda
	tabling member printed	Sir Chris Bryant
	uin	22525
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>The Building etc. (Amendment) (England) (No. 2) Regulations 2022 require developers of new build homes, including multi-dwelling units (MDUs), in England to install the gigabit-ready physical infrastructure necessary for gigabit-capable connections. Additionally, and subject to a £2,000 cost cap per premises, developers need to install a gigabit-capable connection. Where a developer is unable to secure a gigabit-capable connection within the cost cap, a next-best technology connection that is available within the same cost cap must be installed. This means first a superfast connection, and if this is not possible, at minimum a broadband connection.</p><p>The requirements do not apply to properties undergoing a material change of use, such as converted properties, which may form some of the MDU housing stock. This issue was considered during the Technical Consultation which ran from 21 December 2012 to 28 February 2022. However, there was a lack of evidence from the consultation responses to suggest that these types of properties should be in scope of the regulations. We do not have an up-to-date assessment of how many MDUs this currently applies to.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 23/04/2024 10:28:25 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
	tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant