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804475

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2017
	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	Broadband: Universal Service Obligation
	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 she has made of whether BT Group’s voluntary offer to deliver a universal service obligation in broadband will deliver universal 10mbps coverage across the UK by 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	118678
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text The Government’s ambition is to ensure universal access to broadband at minimum speeds of 10Mbps by 2020, so that no home or business is left behind. We are considering the best route to deliver universal broadband, whether to introduce a new regulatory broadband Universal Service Obligation, or whether to accept BT’s voluntary offer. We will make an announcement on our proposed approach shortly. answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 19/12/2017 09:50:33 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

772022

	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	Broadcasting
	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 contribution of the UK's programme making and special events sector to the economy.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	108228
	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 108233 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

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

772026

	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: Auctions
	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 estimate her Department has made of the revenue that will be generated through the auction of the 700 MHz band of radio spectrum.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	108271
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2017 answer text <p>We do not make any estimation on revenue from any spectrum auction.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 25/10/2017 10:05:47 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

795100

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2017
	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	Broadband: Business Premises
	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 the change in the number of premises with access to superfast broadband was in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales, (d) Northern Ireland and (e) the UK between 2014 and 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	115642
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>We do not hold such figures.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 115643 question first answered 04/12/2017 10:20:42 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

795101

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2017
	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	Broadband: Business Premises
	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 estimate he has made of the change in the number of premises with access to superfast broadband between 2015 and 2016 in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales, (d) Northern Ireland and (e) the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	115643
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>We do not hold such figures.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 115642 question first answered 04/12/2017 10:20:43 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

795676

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2017
	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	Broadband: Scotland
	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 estimate he has made of the number of proportion of premises which have access to fibre and superfast broadband as a result of the implementation of the Digital Scotland Superfast Broadband programme.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	116030
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2017 answer text <p>The broadband project, supported by UK taxpayer funding and delivered by Digital Scotland Superfast Broadband, had provided superfast broadband coverage to approximately 520,000 premises by the end of September 2017. The Scottish Government has been funded a further £20 Milllion in 2014 to connect more Scottish households, but has failed even to open procurement. Over 7% of Scottish premises still have no access to Superfast broadband.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 06/12/2017 14:21:49 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

795105

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2017
	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	Broadband: Scotland
	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 premises in Scotland had superfast and fibre broadband service made available to them as a result of the Digital Scotland Superfast Broadband scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	115647
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2017 answer text <p>The broadband project, supported by UK taxpayer funding and delivered by Digital Scotland Superfast Broadband, had provided Superfast broadband coverage to approximately 520,000 premises by the end of September 2017.</p><p>Over 7% of Scottish premises still have no access to Superfast broadband. The Scottish Government has been funded a further £20 Million in 2014 to connect more Scottish households, but has failed even to open procurement, and is not expecting to have contracts agreed until December 2018. This will be over three years behind Wales, Northern Ireland and most regions of England. The Government will implement the Local Full Fibre Networks programme directly with Local Bodies to ensure more efficient delivery.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 06/12/2017 14:20:30 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

795104

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2017
	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	Broadband: Business Premises
	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 UK premises have had superfast or fibre broadband service made available as a result of UK government-funded projects.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	115646
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government's Superfast Broadband Programme had provided superfast broadband coverage to 4,651,700 premises by September 2017.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 04/12/2017 10:26:14 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara