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760103

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2017
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Nepal: Religious Freedom
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on limited access to burial lands of religious minority communities in Nepal.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	10473
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2017 answer text <p>​Our officials in Nepal met the representatives of Christian Solidarity Worldwide and Inter-faith groups in July 2016. The representatives briefed about the problem of not having adequate burial lands for religious minorities.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 11/10/2017 16:24:32 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

760102

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2017
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Nepal: Criminal Law
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has received on the Criminal Code Bill passed by the Nepali Parliament on 8 August 2017; what discussions he has had with Government of Nepal on that bill; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	10474
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2017 answer text <p>​During drafting, our officials in Nepal met with the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs to discuss the Bill and raise the need for compliance with the international human rights standards. The final legislation is not yet public. However, if the final legislation follows up the intentions in the draft bill, I would welcome the criminalisation, within Nepali law, of acts that constitute gross violations of human rights and are established as crimes under international law, including enforced disappearances and torture.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 11/10/2017 16:27:04 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

419920

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Clyde Naval Base: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personnel of his Department working directly with the Trident programme at HM Naval Base Clyde are based permanently within (a) Argyll and Bute constituency, (b) West Dunbartonshire, (c) other parts of Scotland and (d) other parts of the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	10759
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <br /><p>Her Majesty's Naval Base (HMNB) Clyde is one of the largest employment sites in Scotland, with around 6,800 military and civilian jobs now, increasing to around 8,200 by 2022.</p><br /><p>Civilian and Service personnel are not assigned to positions easily identified as supporting the Trident Programme. The information requested is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><br /><p><br></p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 19/10/2015 15:49:03 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

420040

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2015
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Israel: Palestinians
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart on the demolition of the Samra School in Khirbeit Samra on 20 August 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	10767
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2015 answer text <p>Whilst we have not raised this particular demolition with Israel, our position is clear; demolitions cause unnecessary suffering to ordinary Palestinians; are harmful to the peace process; and are, in all but the most exceptional of cases, contrary to international humanitarian law.</p><p>We regularly raise the issue of demolitions with our Israeli counterparts. For example on 24 September, Her Majesty's Ambassador to Israel raised demolitions with Israel's Justice Minister Shaked and on 10 September the Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (David Cameron), and the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my hon. Friend the Member for Runnymead and Weybridge (Mr Hammond) raised this issue with Israel's Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 15/10/2015 13:41:50 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	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

772078

	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: 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 the reason was for the decision to restrict the Programme Making and Special Events funding scheme to the residual value of equipment.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	108229
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2017 answer text <p>Ofcom consulted on a Help Scheme for Programme Makers and Special Events earlier this year. Government is awaiting Ofcom’s assessment of responses to that consultation, with a final decision on the Help scheme yet to be taken.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 108230 question first answered 25/10/2017 10:07:35 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

772079

	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: 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 discussions her Department has had with Ofcom on the non-equipment costs to businesses in the Programme Making and Special Events sector as a result of the clearance of the 700 MHz band.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	108230
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2017 answer text <p>Ofcom consulted on a Help Scheme for Programme Makers and Special Events earlier this year. Government is awaiting Ofcom’s assessment of responses to that consultation, with a final decision on the Help scheme yet to be taken.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 108229 question first answered 25/10/2017 10:07:35 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

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

776177

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2017
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Whisky: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people employed (a) directly, (b) in the supply chain and (c) in the tourism industry as a result of the Scottish whisky industry.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	109095
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2017 answer text <p>The Scottish whisky industry makes a significant contribution to employment in Scotland and the wider UK. The latest Scotch Whisky Association GVA figures (2014-2016) show that the industry directly supports employment of 10,540 and a further 21,860 jobs in the supply chain. The industry also contributes to the wider Scottish tourism sector.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 31/10/2017 11:12:53 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

776178

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2017
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Whisky: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what estimate he has made of the economic contribution of the Scotch whisky industry to the (a) Scottish and (b) UK economy.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	109096
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2017 answer text <p>The Scotch whisky industry makes a valuable contribution to both the Scottish and the overall UK economies. The latest Scotch Whisky Association GVA figures (2014-2016) show that Scotch whisky contributes £4.7 billion per annum to the Scottish economy and £4.9 billion to the UK economy as a whole.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 31/10/2017 11:03:07 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

776179

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2017
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Whisky: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what estimate he has made of the number of jobs that are supported by the Scotch whisky industry in (a) Scotland and (b) the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	109097
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2017 answer text <p>The Scotch whisky industry is a valuable contributor to employment in Scotland and across the UK. The latest Scotch Whisky Association GVA figures (2014-2016) show that the industry supports 36,850 jobs across Scotland and 40,190 across the UK as a whole.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 31/10/2017 11:04:34 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

776833

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Whisky: Excise Duties
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the reasons are for Scotch whisky being taxed at a higher rate than wine; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	109230
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2017 answer text <p>The taxation of spirits reflects its higher alcoholic strength relative to other drinks. While spirits pay more duty per unit of alcohol they pay less per typical serving of alcohol.</p><p> </p><p>The Government published its assessment of the impacts of the Spring Budget alcohol duty changes in the Tax Information and Impact Note, which can be found online at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/alcohol-duty-rate-changes/alcohol-duty-rate-changes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/alcohol-duty-rate-changes/alcohol-duty-rate-changes</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones grouped question UIN 109231 109232 question first answered 31/10/2017 14:45:21 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

776834

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Whisky: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on the (a) number of people employed in, (b) volume of sales in and (c) amounts of duty levied from the Scotch whisky industry as a result of the March 2017 Budget.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	109231
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2017 answer text <p>The taxation of spirits reflects its higher alcoholic strength relative to other drinks. While spirits pay more duty per unit of alcohol they pay less per typical serving of alcohol.</p><p> </p><p>The Government published its assessment of the impacts of the Spring Budget alcohol duty changes in the Tax Information and Impact Note, which can be found online at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/alcohol-duty-rate-changes/alcohol-duty-rate-changes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/alcohol-duty-rate-changes/alcohol-duty-rate-changes</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones grouped question UIN 109230 109232 question first answered 31/10/2017 14:45:21 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

776835

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Whisky: Excise Duties
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of the increases in excise duty on the levels of sales of Scotch whisky as a result of measures in the March 2017 Budget.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	109232
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2017 answer text <p>The taxation of spirits reflects its higher alcoholic strength relative to other drinks. While spirits pay more duty per unit of alcohol they pay less per typical serving of alcohol.</p><p> </p><p>The Government published its assessment of the impacts of the Spring Budget alcohol duty changes in the Tax Information and Impact Note, which can be found online at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/alcohol-duty-rate-changes/alcohol-duty-rate-changes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/alcohol-duty-rate-changes/alcohol-duty-rate-changes</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones grouped question UIN 109230 109231 question first answered 31/10/2017 14:45:22 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

419908

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Clyde Naval Base
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the press release of 31 August 2015, £500 million for Faslane, announced by the Chancellor, what provision has been made within that funding for investment in (a) roads, signage and communication links and (b) other surrounding infrastructure to support increased vehicular and personnel traffic on (i) the A814 and other roads leading to and from the Glen Douglas Munitions Depot and (ii) other roads in and around HM Naval Base Clyde.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	11027
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <br /><p>The project to make the necessary infrastructure adaptations to update the facilities at Her Majesty's Naval Base Clyde and Royal Naval Armament Depot Coulport to support all Royal Navy submarines is in its Assessment Phase. Until the assessments are completed it is not possible to give the level of detail requested.</p><br /> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 19/10/2015 15:49:45 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

420923

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2015
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Syria: Military Intervention
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Oral Statement by the Prime Minister on 7 September 2015, Official Report, column 26, on what dates he was consulted on the legal basis for drone strikes in Syria.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	11558
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2015 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave to the questions from the Hon. Member for Brighton Pavilion on the 12<sup>th</sup> of October 2015: (<a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-09-16/10466/" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-09-16/10466/</a>)</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 16/10/2015 11:01:14 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	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

795102

	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: Rural Areas
	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 she has made of the change in access to superfast broadband in rural areas in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales, (d) Northern Ireland and (e) the UK between 2015 and 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	115644
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not hold data which distinguishes broadband coverage between rural and urban areas.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 04/12/2017 10:22:58 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

795103

	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: Small Businesses
	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 she has made of changes in the level of access to superfast broadband for SMEs in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales, (d) Northern Ireland and (e) the UK between 2015 and 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	115645
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not hold data which distinguishes broadband coverage between home and business premises.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 04/12/2017 10:24:58 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

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

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