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1037937

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2019
	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	Broadband
	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 information his Department holds on the amount BT has paid in direct capital contributions to local authorities in relation to each of its 44 BDUK-approved projects.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	206211
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>BT contracted over £388 million to deliver Superfast broadband within the 44 BDUK approved phase one projects. A number of these contracts are still in delivery and expected to generate efficiency savings. The amount the supplier has to contribute will not diminish from the contracted value.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 11/01/2019 12:25:48 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1019859

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2018
	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	Broadband
	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 steps he is taking to prevent broadband providers that deliver their service over hybrid fibre and copper networks describing that service as superfast fibre broadband.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	198722
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>The 2017 Digital Strategy set out that Government would work with regulators and industry to ensure that the advertising of broadband reflects the speeds that consumers can expect to receive and accurately describes the technology used.</p><p> </p><p>Since the Digital Strategy was published, the ASA has implemented new guidance, which states that speed claims should be based on the download speeds available to at least 50% of customers at peak time, and no longer on 'up to' speeds available to at least 10% of customers. Ofcom has also updated its Code of Practice on Broadband Speeds.</p><p> </p><p>The ASA also reviewed the use of the term ‘fibre’ to describe part-fibre and full-fibre broadband and concluded in November 2017 that the term 'fibre' is unlikely to mislead consumers as currently used in the advertising of part-fibre broadband services. In June, the Administrative Court granted CityFibre permission to proceed with its Judicial Review (JR) of the ASA's decision. The next stage is for the Administrative Court to make a substantive decision on the JR.</p><p> </p><p>The Government remains committed to working with regulators and industry to ensure that consumers receive clear, concise and accurate information in order to make informed choices about their broadband, particularly as the rollout of new technologies like full fibre broadband increases.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 198802 198803 question first answered 10/12/2018 17:17:29 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1019860

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2018
	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	Broadband
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the oral contribution of 15 November 2018 of the Minister of State for Digital and the Creative Industries, Official Report, column 545, whether his Department’s forthcoming Statement of Strategic Priorities to Ofcom will include measures to deter broadband providers that deliver their service over hybrid fibre and copper networks from describing that service as superfast fibre broadband.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	198723
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>We are currently developing our Statement of Strategic Priorities (SSP) and will consult on it in due course.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 198804 question first answered 10/12/2018 17:24:59 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

988894

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2018
	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	Broadband
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 13 September 2018 to Question 172405 on Broadband, when he plans to discuss with BT and Ofcom how transparency measures might be introduced.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	180084
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>Discussions with Openreach and Ofcom about greater transparency of build plans have started and are ongoing.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 22/10/2018 12:14:21 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

982634

	registered interest
	date	08/10/2018
	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	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 plans he has for the planning system to support deployment of 5G mobile services; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	175830
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2018 answer text <p>We will continue to work with the mobile sector to understand where the current planning regime could further support the deployment of digital infrastructure, including 5G.</p><p> </p><p>We are in discussions with the industry regarding further reforms that could support deployment of 5G mobile services which warrant changes to planning. If a clear case for change can be made, we will work swiftly to consider the proposals and consult more widely on appropriate reforms.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 11/10/2018 15:03:40 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

982636

	registered interest
	date	08/10/2018
	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	Mobile Phones: Aerials
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will make it his policy to reform the Electronic Communications Code to (a) grant mobile network operators greater right of access to mast sites and (b) encourage mast site sharing.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	175831
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2018 answer text <p>The Electronic Communications Code (ECC) has already been recently reformed as part of the Digital Economy Act 2017 to make it easier and cheaper for operators to deploy communications infrastructure. The new Code became law on 28 December 2017. My Department will continue to work with stakeholders, including representatives from industry, landowners, representative bodies and Ofcom, to inform the implementation of the new Code.</p><p> </p><p>We will monitor developments carefully and, as outlined in the Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review, will consider a formal review of the impact of the ECC reforms in 2019.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 11/10/2018 15:05:47 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

982638

	registered interest
	date	08/10/2018
	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	Mobile Phones: Aerials
	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 comparative assessment he has made of the appropriateness of the maximum permissible height of mobile masts in the UK and other European countries.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	175832
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2018 answer text <p>All proposals for new mobile phone masts require planning permission, either through nationally set permitted development rights or through a planning application to the local planning authority.</p><p> </p><p>In England mobile phone operators are able to install new ground-based masts of up to 25 metres in non-protected areas, and up to 20 metres in protected areas, under permitted development rights. For higher ground based masts a full application for planning permission will be required.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 11/10/2018 15:07:13 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

971443

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2018
	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	Broadband
	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 he has to require (a) Openreach and (b) other providers to publish their (i) plans and (ii) funding commitments for the roll-out of a full-fibre broadband network.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	172405
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>The government's Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review, published in July 2018, set out that greater transparency of build plans, particularly those of Openreach, might have a positive impact on the commercial rollout of a full-fibre broadband network, and committed the government, as first step, to discussing with BT and Ofcom how such transparency measures might be introduced.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 13/09/2018 15:12:03 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

947686

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2018
	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	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 plans he has for the future relationship between the EU and the UK broadcasting industry.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	167849
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2018 answer text <p>The UK is committed to seek the best possible arrangement for broadcasting that will work for UK businesses and audiences.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in the Brexit White Paper, we cannot be part of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD) if we are not part of the EU. As a result, the Country of Origin principle, which allows audiovisual services to obtain a broadcasting licence in one Member State for all their channels and services across the EU, will no longer apply. However, the UK will continue benefiting from the European works status, which will enable us to co-produce with EU Member States and count towards quotas.</p><p> </p><p>The details of the future relationship between the EU and the UK on broadcasting depends on the exit negotiations, and our negotiating teams continue to work at pace to ensure that these are finalised by October.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 05/09/2018 10:09:02 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

833735

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2018
	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	Borders: Personal Records
	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 he plans to submit an application to the EU Commission for a determination of the adequacy of UK data protection arrangements; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	125494
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2018 answer text <p>On 24 August, the Government published a future partnership paper on how to ensure the continued protection and exchange of personal data between the EU and the UK, in light of the UK's withdrawal from, and new partnership with, the EU. The Government believes it would be in the interests of both the UK and the EU to agree early to mutually recognise each other’s’ data protection frameworks, as the basis for the continued free flow of data between the EU and the UK from the point of exit until such time as new and more permanent arrangements come​ ​into​ ​force. As negotiations on the nature of our future data and trade relationship have not begun, it would be inappropriate to speculate in any detail as to what arrangements we will seek to put in place.</p><p> </p><p>Our objective remains to ensure continued data flows between the EU and countries outside the EEA once the UK leaves the EU. In doing so we will be considering all the available options that will provide legal certainty for businesses and citizens alike.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 02/02/2018 09:47:16 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms