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1054889

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2019
	answering body	Prime Minister
	answering dept id	23
	answering dept short name	Prime Minister
	answering dept sort name	Prime Minister
	hansard heading	10 Downing Street: Flags
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February 2019 to Question 215221 on 10 Downing Street: Flags, whether there are any plans to raise the flag of the European Union above Downing Street in order for it to be ceremonially lowered on the day the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	216355
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>We have no plans to lower the EU flag on leaving the European Union, as it is already the case that the EU flag is not flown.</p> answering member constituency Maidenhead answering member printed Mrs Theresa May question first answered 07/02/2019 15:44:36 answering member 8 label Biography information for Mrs Theresa May
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1051401

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	101 Calls: Derbyshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the 101 service response times were for Derbyshire in (a) 2016-17 and (b) 2017-18.
	tabling member constituency	Erewash
	tabling member printed	Maggie Throup
	uin	214594
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold this information. The handling of 101 calls, including response times and performance targets, is an operational matter for the police.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 07/02/2019 12:07:16 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup

1050402

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	101 Calls: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the revenue accrued as a result of the 15 pence per minute charge for a 101 telephone call is retained by his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	214051
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office does not make any money from calls to the 101 Single Non-Emergency Number, nor do police forces. The 15 pence call charge goes directly to telecom service providers and covers the cost of handling calls and routing them to their destination. Calls to 101 cost 15 pence from mobile devices and landlines, regardless of duration, but are free from payphones.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 06/02/2019 17:39:49 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1050403

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	101 Calls: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the effect of the 15 pence per minute 101 call charge on the finances of lower-income families.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	214052
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2019 answer text <p>There is no obligation on telecom service providers to supply the 101 service free of charge as is the case with 999 under the 2003 Communications Act. Calls to 101 cost 15 pence from mobile devices and landlines, regardless of duration, but are free from payphones.</p><p>The public have always paid to contact the police by telephone for non-emergencies and the 15p charge per call is a transparent rate. Police non-emergency numbers (such as 0845 numbers) which were used before 2011 could cost members of the public up to 40p per minute. While it may not be an option for everyone, the public can also report non-emergency crimes online via forces’ websites at a time that is convenient to them.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 06/02/2019 17:40:42 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1058965

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2019
	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 discussions he has had with Ofcom on opening up access to undeployed 5G 3.6GHz radio spectrum for use by independent and community networks.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Ben Lake
	uin	219543
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government’s key objectives in relation to spectrum are ensuring the efficient and effective use, improving mobile coverage and encouraging innovation and investment in new 5G services to meet future demand. In the Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review, the Government set out how the 3.6 GHz band could facilitate access to spectrum to support 5G services, thus promoting dynamic efficiency and innovation through more flexible approaches to spectrum licensing.</p><p> </p><p>We welcome Ofcom’s consultation document on the 700 MHz and 3.6-3.8 GHz release for 5G services. Whilst Ofcom have provisionally stated that these bands will be auctioned on a national basis, the Government continues to explore spectrum sharing models which would allow community or small provider solutions to meet the needs of local areas.</p><p> </p><p>DCMS meets regularly with Ofcom to discuss these issues and consider future use cases for 5G technologies. However as Ofcom is the national regulatory authority, they are responsible for managing spectrum and ensuring that spectrum is used in the most effective way to facilitate such growth.</p><p> </p><p>More broadly, the Government believes that there should be greater liquidity in the spectrum market and barriers to spectrum trading should be removed. The Government would like Ofcom to clarify, through amendments to its Spectrum Trading Guidance Notes, that leasing or pooling of spectrum is not prohibited under the Wireless Telegraphy (Mobile Spectrum Trading) Regulations 2011 (as amended).</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 19/02/2019 16:27:46 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1058966

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2019
	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 assessment his Department has made of the potential coverage benefits to rural communities of adopting a dynamic spectrum access model for the allocation of 5G radio spectrum.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Ben Lake
	uin	219544
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>We are committed to ensuring that people enjoy world-class digital connectivity wherever they live, work and travel and that every part of the UK is able to benefit from the advantages that digital connectivity brings. The Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review set out the potential benefits of a dynamic spectrum access model for rural areas that are less likely to be covered by 5G mobile networks.</p><p> </p><p>Fast, reliable connectivity can deliver economic, social and well-being benefits for both rural businesses and residents, creating opportunities for businesses to tap into a global customer base and for people to work more efficiently.</p><p> </p><p>Government continues to explore this and other spectrum sharing models and therefore welcomes Ofcom’s recent consultation documents on spectrum sharing and their proposals toward flexible licensing practices. Ofcom, as the national regulatory authority, is responsible for managing spectrum and ensuring that radio spectrum is used in the most effective way for all sectors, including those most relevant to rural areas, such as agriculture.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 19/02/2019 16:25:23 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1056863

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	A1 (M): Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans are in place to repair the potholes and poor road surface on the A1M northbound carriageway south of junction 7; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
	tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
	uin	218220
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2019 answer text <p>The A1(M) is inspected weekly and safety critical potholes and surface defects are repaired within 24 hours. Highways England have made safe 36 potholes on the northbound carriageway and larger patch repairs across 100 square metres of carriageway between junctions 6 and 7 since December 2018. They plan to carry out other surface repairs between junctions 6 and 7 before the end of March.</p><p> </p><p>Highways England have also recently completed road surface condition surveys of the A1(M) and other strategic roads in the region. These will be used to determine a prioritised programme of resurfacing work on the A1(M) and other roads over the next 3 years.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, construction of the A1(M) junctions 6 – 8 smart motorway starts in the next financial year. Construction will include resurfacing at various locations in both directions between junctions 6 and 8.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/02/2019 14:05:54 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

1060879

	registered interest
	date	13/02/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	A1: Nottinghamshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans are in place to repair the potholes and poor road surface on the A1 northbound carriageway near Claypole in Nottinghamshire; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
	tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
	uin	220810
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>Highways England inspectors travel the network to carry out weekly safety inspections of the A1. If any safety critical defects are identified, an instruction is given to mitigate any immediate safety issues within 24 hours. Permanent repairs are then carried out within a timescale appropriate to the severity and impact of the defect, frequently within 28 days.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>During February 2019, Highways England carried out some patching repairs to the A1 northbound carriageway near to Claypole. Road signs have also been installed within the area to advise drivers of uneven road surface conditions. Orders for permanent repairs have been raised and Highways England contractors are planning resources to undertake the repair work.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>On 2 March 2019, overnight patching works will be carried out within the area. These works will be completed by a machine, leaving a smoother road surface, as opposed to patching applied by hand.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 18/02/2019 13:24:51 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

1059039

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	A2: Accidents
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the number of road accidents on the A2 between the Lydden traffic lights and the Port of Dover in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Dover
	tabling member printed	Charlie Elphicke
	uin	219395
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>The number of reported road accidents involving personal injury on the A2 between the Lydden junction and the Port of Dover between 2010 and 2017 is given in the table below.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Number of reported road accidents on the A2 (between the Lydden junction and the Port of Dover)<sup>1</sup>, 2010 to 2017</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of accidents</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><em>Source: DfT Stats19</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td><p>1. Includes all the slip roads on and off at each of the junctions.</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 19/02/2019 16:04:07 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	3971 label Biography information for Charlie Elphicke

1059043

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	A2: Dual Carriageways
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the cost of dualling the A2 between the Lydden traffic lights and the Port of Dover.
	tabling member constituency	Dover
	tabling member printed	Charlie Elphicke
	uin	219397
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>The Department recognises the support that exists locally for dualling the remaining sections of the A2 to Dover, and this proposal is one of the many that it is considering for inclusion in the second Road Investment Strategy (RIS2). The Department will make decisions on RIS2 later this year, after which it will be possible to develop robust estimates of the cost of specific options for schemes included in the investment plan.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 13/02/2019 17:20:50 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	3971 label Biography information for Charlie Elphicke