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631023

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2016
	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	Radio Frequencies
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the potential financial cost to the UK creative industries and wider economy should no audio Programme Making and Special Events (PMSE) equipment be available for use in the 960–1160MHz band by Q2 2020 when the 700MHz band is cleared of PMSE users.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Benjamin
	uin	HL3042
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2016 answer text <p>DCMS has not made any formal assessment beyond noting Ofcom’s published analysis.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 17/11/2016 13:09:47 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	4167 label Biography information for Baroness Benjamin

631024

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2016
	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	Radio Frequencies
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with Ofcom about contingency plans for the audio Programme Making and Special Events (PMSE) sector should no audio PMSE equipment be available for use in the 960–1164MHz band by Q2 2020 when the 700MHz band is cleared of PMSE users.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Benjamin
	uin	HL3043
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2016 answer text <p>Ofcom provides monthly updates to DCMS on its work to encourage development of equipment for use in the 960-1164 MHz band. DCMS and Ofcom are also holding meetings with PMSE representatives and equipment manufacturers.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 17/11/2016 13:10:19 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	4167 label Biography information for Baroness Benjamin

631025

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2016
	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	Radio Frequencies
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with Ofcom about the decision against allocating the 1525–1559MHz band for audio Programme Making and Special Events use.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Benjamin
	uin	HL3044
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2016 answer text <p>The Government has heard Ofcom’s reasons for allocating the 960-1164 MHz band for PMSE rather than the 1525-1559 MHz band, as set out in Ofcom’s decision published on 10 March 2016. Ofcom’s assessment shows that the 960-1164 MHz band offers a better option for sharing spectrum as well as more long-term stability to PMSE users than the 1525-1559 MHz band.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 17/11/2016 13:10:37 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	4167 label Biography information for Baroness Benjamin

631026

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2016
	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	Radio Frequencies
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government which European administrations or regulators have expressed an intention to allocate the 960–1164MHz band of spectrum for use by audio Programme Making and Special Events.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Benjamin
	uin	HL3045
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2016 answer text <p>Ofcom has been very active in making representations to other administrations and regulators about the opportunities for utilising the 960-1164 MHz band. Ofcom has shared its analysis with the European Commission and the Conference of European Post and Telecommunications (CEPT) as well as making direct contact with spectrum regulators in France, Germany, Greece, The Netherlands, Portugal and Sweden.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 17/11/2016 13:29:52 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	4167 label Biography information for Baroness Benjamin

631027

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2016
	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	Radio Frequencies
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to other European administrations about allocating the 960–1164MHz band of spectrum for use by audio Programme Making and Special Events.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Benjamin
	uin	HL3046
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2016 answer text <p>DCMS has not made representations.</p><p> </p><p>Ofcom has been very active in making representations to other administrations and regulators about the opportunities for utilising the 960-1164 MHz band. Ofcom has shared its analysis with the European Commission and the Conference of European Post and Telecommunications (CEPT) as well as making direct contact with spectrum regulators in France, Germany, Greece, The Netherlands, Portugal and Sweden.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 17/11/2016 13:40:58 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	4167 label Biography information for Baroness Benjamin

651844

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2016
	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	Radio Frequencies
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ashton of Hyde on 17 November (HL3043), whether a contingency plan for the Programme Making and Special Events sector exists; if not, when they will start to draft a contingency plan; and which stakeholders will be consulted as the contingency plan is compiled.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Benjamin
	uin	HL3825
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2016 answer text <p>Analysis has shown that enough spectrum has been made available for PMSE to meet all demand. It is, therefore, up to industry to decide how they work within the constraints of the allocated spectrum and to plan their events accordingly.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 12/12/2016 14:42:56 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	4167 label Biography information for Baroness Benjamin

651845

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2016
	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	Radio Frequencies
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ashton of Hyde on 17 November (HL3046), what has been the reaction of the French, German and Dutch regulators to the representations made by Ofcom; and what further discussions they will be having with other European countries to ensure that future spectrum allocations do not have unintended consequences for the Programme Making and Special Events sector.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Benjamin
	uin	HL3826
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2016 answer text <p>At the current time, other European countries believe there will be enough capacity within the 470-694MHz band to meet the requirements of the Programme Making &amp; Special Events industry so, other than the UK, there are currently no plans in other countries to allocate alternative spectrum for PMSE.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 12/12/2016 14:43:34 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	4167 label Biography information for Baroness Benjamin

968262

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2018
	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	Radio Frequencies
	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 recent assessment he has made of the amount of the allocated radio spectrum that is unused.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Ben Lake
	uin	170869
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>Government does not collect information on spectrum use. Ofcom is responsible for the authorisation and management of radio spectrum, and has a duty to ensure its optimal use</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 13/09/2018 16:02:50 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1058969

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Radio Frequencies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the total commercial value of licensed but undeployed radio spectrum designated for 4G services in (a) Wales and (b) the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Ben Lake
	uin	219546
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>Spectrum for 4G mobile services is licensed by Ofcom and paid for by Mobile Network Operators on a national basis, and decisions on deploying 4G services remain a commercial matter for Mobile Network Operators.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 19/02/2019 12:50:48 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

772037

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2017
	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	Radio Frequencies
	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 her Department has estimated the economic cost to the entertainment sector after programme making and special events sector users no longer have access to the 700 MHz radio spectrum accounting for the funding proposed for that sector by Ofcom.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	108356
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2017 answer text <p>We recognise the importance of the Programme Makers and Special Events industry to the entertainment sector and the wider UK economy. We will be providing Government funded support to the PMSE industry through the 700MHz spectrum clearance programme, aimed at mitigating the impacts on the industry and enabling them to continue to provide high quality services to the entertainment industry after spectrum clearance.</p><p> </p><p>Following Ofcom advice to Government, Ofcom consulted on a Help Scheme to provide support to the industry. We are awaiting Ofcom’s assessment of responses to this consultation and a decision on the level of support will be made once this has been taken into account.</p><p> </p><p>To further mitigate impacts on the industry, and provide the possibility for future growth, Ofcom has also decided to allocate frequencies in the 960-1164MHz band for PMSE.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 108228 108233 question first answered 25/10/2017 15:04:41 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

772081

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2017
	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	Radio Frequencies
	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 her Department has made of the effect on the live entertainment sector in terms of production value and economic cost as a result of the decision to clear the 700 MHz radio spectrum band.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	108233
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2017 answer text <p>We recognise the importance of the Programme Makers and Special Events industry to the entertainment sector and the wider UK economy. We will be providing Government funded support to the PMSE industry through the 700MHz spectrum clearance programme, aimed at mitigating the impacts on the industry and enabling them to continue to provide high quality services to the entertainment industry after spectrum clearance.</p><p> </p><p>Following Ofcom advice to Government, Ofcom consulted on a Help Scheme to provide support to the industry. We are awaiting Ofcom’s assessment of responses to this consultation and a decision on the level of support will be made once this has been taken into account.</p><p> </p><p>To further mitigate impacts on the industry, and provide the possibility for future growth, Ofcom has also decided to allocate frequencies in the 960-1164MHz band for PMSE.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 108228 108356 question first answered 25/10/2017 15:04:41 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1243136

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2020
	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	Radio Frequencies
	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 the clearing of the 700MHZ frequency has affected any services.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	102808
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2020 answer text <p>700 MHz Spectrum Clearance has now seen over 46 million viewers retuning their TVs. The contact centre has received over 297 thousand calls asking for advice or assistance which has resulted in over 41 thousand home support visits.</p><p>No negative impact upon the elderly has been brought to the attention of the programme. The only services that have seen a change was on Com 7/8.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 22/10/2020 14:19:59 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

810593

	registered interest
	date	21/12/2017
	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	Radio Frequencies
	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 plans her department has for supporting manufacturers of Programme Making and Special Events equipment to build equipment for use in the (a) 961-1015 MHz, (b) 1045-1075 MHz, and (c) 1105-1154 MHz bands.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh West
	tabling member printed	Christine Jardine
	uin	120938
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2018 answer text <p>Ofcom have reported that 2 manufacturers have stated their intention to have equipment that operates in the 960 MHz band on the market in the near future.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 12/01/2018 15:28:54 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4634 label Biography information for Christine Jardine

810595

	registered interest
	date	21/12/2017
	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	Radio Frequencies
	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 new services her Department plans on being introduced into the 1350-1400 MHz band over the next decade.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh West
	tabling member printed	Christine Jardine
	uin	120940
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2018 answer text <p>It is not possible to comment with any certainty on possible changes to spectrum use over a 10 year time frame.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 120941 question first answered 12/01/2018 15:32:12 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4634 label Biography information for Christine Jardine

810596

	registered interest
	date	21/12/2017
	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	Radio Frequencies
	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 new services her Department plans on being introduced into the 960-1164 MHz band over the next decade.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh West
	tabling member printed	Christine Jardine
	uin	120941
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2018 answer text <p>It is not possible to comment with any certainty on possible changes to spectrum use over a 10 year time frame.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 120940 question first answered 12/01/2018 15:32:12 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4634 label Biography information for Christine Jardine

810592

	registered interest
	date	21/12/2017
	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	Radio Frequencies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many fixed links are operating in the spectrum between 1350 MHz and 1400 MHz.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh West
	tabling member printed	Christine Jardine
	uin	120937
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2018 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Given current use in the 1350 – 1375 MHz band it is not considered feasible to allow sharing in this band for Programme Making and Special Events. The band 1375 – 1400 MHz is used by the Ministry of Defence.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">Ofcom have reported that within the band 1350 – 1375 MHz there are currently 817 links. The band 1375 – 1400 MHz is used by the Ministry of Defence.</ins></p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 17/01/2018 16:42:50 question first ministerially corrected 18/01/2018 10:12:34 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James previous answer version 34887 answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4634 label Biography information for Christine Jardine

810594

	registered interest
	date	21/12/2017
	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	Radio Frequencies
	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 her Department has made of the feasibility of Programme Making and Special Events services operating in the 1350-1400 MHz band.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh West
	tabling member printed	Christine Jardine
	uin	120939
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2018 answer text <p>Given current use in the 1350 – 1375 MHz band it is not considered feasible to allow sharing in this band for Programme Making and Special Events. The band 1375 – 1400 MHz is used by the Ministry of Defence.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 17/01/2018 16:46:13 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4634 label Biography information for Christine Jardine

942665

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2018
	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	Radio Frequencies
	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 effect of delays to the funding scheme for owners and operators of Programme Making and Special Events equipment as a result of the 700 MHz clearance; and when he plans to publish that scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Hyndburn
	tabling member printed	Graham P Jones
	uin	164394
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2018 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport agreed that the 700 MHz Programme will compensate PMSE users and its design has taken account of responses through the consultations with stakeholders. It will put funding towards replacement of up to 20,000 pieces of PMSE equipment.</p><p> </p><p>The release of the PMSE Compensation Scheme will be made by Ofcom before the end of summer 2018.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 19/07/2018 13:26:11 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	3999 label Biography information for Graham P Jones

904099

	registered interest
	date	14/05/2018
	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	Radio Frequencies
	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 the Government plans to publish its funding scheme to compensate owners of equipment affected by the clearing of the 700 MHz band of radio spectrum for mobile network operators.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	143799
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2018 answer text <p>Frequencies in the 700MHz spectrum band are being cleared as part of a programme to ensure that spectrum frequencies are used as efficiently as possible, and to allow them to be used to support demand for new mobile broadband services in the future.</p><p> </p><p>In the vast majority of cases viewers should have seen no difference to their Freeview TV services. A simple re-tune of TV equipment should have restored services following a clearance event. A support scheme is available to viewers that have been affected by a clearance event. A help line is available to assist with concerns and provide advice on how to retune TV equipment.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 17/05/2018 15:10:40 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1105272

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2019
	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	Radio Frequencies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many people working on the 700 MHz Clearance Programme are (a) contingent labour, (b) supplier resource and (c) civil servants.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	237003
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2019 answer text <p>We do not hold specific data as to how many people are currently working on delivering broadband across the areas as stated in the question. Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) also works with several other Government departments on delivering broadband including HM Treasury, Department of Education, Department for Health and Social Care, Department for Transport, DEFRA and BEIS plus arms length bodies such as Ofcom.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 237002 question first answered 03/04/2019 14:01:21 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

895524

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2018
	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	Radio Frequencies
	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 he plans to publish the funding scheme for users of Programme Making and Special Events equipment displaced by the 700 MHz clearance.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	139989
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2018 answer text <p><strong> </strong>We expect Ofcom to publish a Statement announcing details of the Help Scheme for PMSE users affected by the 700MHz clearance programme in due course. This follows on from Ofcom's consultation on the Help Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 08/05/2018 12:10:05 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

896291

	registered interest
	date	02/05/2018
	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	Radio Frequencies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to Annex 2 of Ofcom’s Public Sector Spectrum Release of 2 March 2016, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the 1375 to 1400 MHz band as a longer-term option for sharing.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	140640
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2018 answer text <p>The band in question is heavily used by the Ministry of Defence and therefore not included in the Public Sector Spectrum Release Programme. Unless MOD usage changes significantly we would not expect to be assessing that band as a potential band for sharing in the near future.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 09/05/2018 12:03:22 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

964102

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2018
	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	Radio Frequencies
	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 his Department plans to approve the funding scheme for users of Programme Making and Special Events equipment to help businesses replace equipment rendered redundant as a consequence of the 700 MHz clearance.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	169123
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The consultation process for the PMSE scheme has been led by Ofcom and is now complete. The funding proposal suggested by Ofcom for this scheme has been backed by the Department. Currently, we are waiting for the Treasury Department to approve this scheme’s funding.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 11/09/2018 16:06:38 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

838879

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2018
	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	Radio Frequencies
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with Ofcom about why the draft funding scheme for users of Programme Making and Special Events equipment displaced by the 700 MHz clearance was limited to the residual value of equipment.
	tabling member printed	Lord Clement-Jones
	uin	HL5519
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2018 answer text <p>Ofcom issued a consultation on a Help Scheme for PMSE last year. Ofcom has reviewed responses to the consultation and will be publishing its Statement in due course. Ofcom have provided advice to Government on the proposed scheme and the details of the scheme, including eligibility criteria, will be set out in the forthcoming Statement.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde grouped question UIN HL5520 HL5521 HL5523 HL5524 question first answered 22/02/2018 12:11:08 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	3396 label Biography information for Lord Clement-Jones

838880

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2018
	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	Radio Frequencies
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with Ofcom about why the draft funding scheme for users of Programme Making and Special Events equipment displaced by the 700 MHz clearance required equipment to have 50 per cent or more of its tuning range in the 700 MHz band to be eligible for funding.
	tabling member printed	Lord Clement-Jones
	uin	HL5520
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2018 answer text <p>Ofcom issued a consultation on a Help Scheme for PMSE last year. Ofcom has reviewed responses to the consultation and will be publishing its Statement in due course. Ofcom have provided advice to Government on the proposed scheme and the details of the scheme, including eligibility criteria, will be set out in the forthcoming Statement.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde grouped question UIN HL5519 HL5521 HL5523 HL5524 question first answered 22/02/2018 12:11:08 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	3396 label Biography information for Lord Clement-Jones

838881

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2018
	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	Radio Frequencies
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with Ofcom about why the draft funding scheme for users of Programme Making and Special Events equipment displaced by the 700 MHz clearance does not cover non-equipment clearance related costs.
	tabling member printed	Lord Clement-Jones
	uin	HL5521
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2018 answer text <p>Ofcom issued a consultation on a Help Scheme for PMSE last year. Ofcom has reviewed responses to the consultation and will be publishing its Statement in due course. Ofcom have provided advice to Government on the proposed scheme and the details of the scheme, including eligibility criteria, will be set out in the forthcoming Statement.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde grouped question UIN HL5519 HL5520 HL5523 HL5524 question first answered 22/02/2018 12:11:08 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	3396 label Biography information for Lord Clement-Jones

838882

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2018
	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	Radio Frequencies
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with Ofcom about whether the future auction proceeds generated by the 700 MHz clearance were considered when designing the funding scheme for users of Programme Making and Special Events equipment displaced by the 700 MHz clearance.
	tabling member printed	Lord Clement-Jones
	uin	HL5522
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2018 answer text <p>Up to £55m of funding will be available to help support the programme making and special events sectors impacted by the 700MHz spectrum clearance programme. ​This is part of the funding envelope for the 700MHz clearance programme to achieve the benefits associated with the spectrum clearance, independent of potential auction receipts.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 22/02/2018 12:19:21 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	3396 label Biography information for Lord Clement-Jones

838883

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2018
	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	Radio Frequencies
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with Ofcom about the impact of the 700 MHz clearance on Programme Making and Special Events equipment operating below 694 MHz.
	tabling member printed	Lord Clement-Jones
	uin	HL5523
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2018 answer text <p>Ofcom issued a consultation on a Help Scheme for PMSE last year. Ofcom has reviewed responses to the consultation and will be publishing its Statement in due course. Ofcom have provided advice to Government on the proposed scheme and the details of the scheme, including eligibility criteria, will be set out in the forthcoming Statement.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde grouped question UIN HL5519 HL5520 HL5521 HL5524 question first answered 22/02/2018 12:11:08 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	3396 label Biography information for Lord Clement-Jones

838884

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2018
	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	Radio Frequencies
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with Ofcom about the non-equipment costs of Programme Making and Special Events equipment users clearing the 700 MHz band.
	tabling member printed	Lord Clement-Jones
	uin	HL5524
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2018 answer text <p>Ofcom issued a consultation on a Help Scheme for PMSE last year. Ofcom has reviewed responses to the consultation and will be publishing its Statement in due course. Ofcom have provided advice to Government on the proposed scheme and the details of the scheme, including eligibility criteria, will be set out in the forthcoming Statement.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde grouped question UIN HL5519 HL5520 HL5521 HL5523 question first answered 22/02/2018 12:11:08 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	3396 label Biography information for Lord Clement-Jones