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registered interest
date	18/07/2022
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	Listed Events: Welsh Language
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 she plans to bring forward legislative proposals for the Media Bill, as announced in the Queen's Speech 2022; and what assessment she has made of the potential merits of ensuring Welsh language free-to-air coverage of national sporting events.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	38803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2022 answer text <p>The Government will introduce the Media Bill when Parliamentary time allows.</p><p>The listed events regime is designed to ensure that the nation’s favourite sporting events – like Wimbledon and the Olympics – are available to be shown on free to air television and can be enjoyed by as wide an audience as possible.</p><p>In its <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/up-next-the-governments-vision-for-the-broadcasting-sector/up-next-the-governments-vision-for-the-broadcasting-sector" target="_blank">Broadcasting White Paper</a>, the government announced its intention to make qualification for the listed events regime a Public Service Broadcaster (PSB) specific benefit. This will more clearly enshrine the important role our PSBs, including S4C the Welsh language public service broadcaster, play in distributing important and valuable content to UK audiences.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 25/07/2022 14:08:50 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1342903

registered interest
date	01/07/2021
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	Project Gigabit
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 21 June 2021 to Question 16192 on Broadband: Voucher Schemes, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential effect of a commercial plan taking five years or more to deliver to premises on the success of Project Gigabit.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	25911
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2021 answer text <p>DCMS remains committed to encouraging as much commercial build as possible, while using the £5bn Project Gigabit to fund build in areas that are not commercially viable for suppliers to connect. The government’s target, laid out in the National Infrastructure Strategy published last year, is for 85% of UK premises to have gigabit capable connectivity by 2025. Our current analysis expects commercial suppliers to connect at least 80% of UK premises, with Project Gigabit delivering at least a further 5% in this timeframe.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>A key component of Project Gigabit are the pre-procurement processes (Open Market Reviews / Public Reviews) to survey the market on their commercial build plans ahead of our major procurements. These will help us to identify premises in every part of the UK that the market does not intend to target commercially. This ensures that public money is not being used to subsidise gigabit capable connections that we know would otherwise be supplied commercially, which would limit the funding available for Project Gigabit to subsidise homes and businesses that are genuinely uncommercial.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>DCMS will be continually monitoring the market’s progress against their commercial build so we will be able to react to any changes in their plans and update the targeting of our interventions to ensure they remain focused on the areas that need our support.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 08/07/2021 10:58:28 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1336667

registered interest
date	15/06/2021
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: Ceredigion
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 Ceredigion attempted to register for the Broadband Upgrade Fund but were deemed ineligible for that Fund.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	16190
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2021 answer text <p>All visitors to the Broadband Upgrade Fund were encouraged to check their eligibility using a postcode tool on the home page. This instantly confirmed whether or not they were eligible. Only those who were deemed eligible were then able to register their interest through the site. Address details for ineligible premises were not collected so we are unable to confirm how many Ceredigion residents and businesses used the postcode tool and were deemed ineligible.</p><p>We do know that across all Broadband Upgrade Fund Pilot areas, a total of 17,717 premises were checked that were not eligible. This is reflective of the fact that the Broadband Upgrade Fund Pilot attracted significant media attention from outlets with a cross regional and national audience.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 21/06/2021 14:45:32 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1336669

registered interest
date	15/06/2021
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: Voucher Schemes
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 15 June 2021 to Question 12253 on Broadband: Voucher Schemes, when his Department next plans to conduct a performance review of the Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	16191
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2021 answer text <p>We monitor the performance of the Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme as part of the day to day operation of the scheme. We also conduct a detailed performance review every 6 months. The next product review is due at the end of September/beginning of October. We are aiming to prepare the review towards the end of September which should see the evidence ready to be presented for assessment at the beginning October. However, this timeline may be subject to change.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 23/06/2021 15:08:12 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1336672

registered interest
date	15/06/2021
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	Project Gigabit
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 15 June 2021 to Question 12253 on Broadband: Voucher Schemes, what length of time his Department defines as a reasonable timeframe for premises to benefit from a commercially delivered gigabit programme.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	16192
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2021 answer text <p>At the start of Project Gigabit we are prioritising areas that are not likely to receive commercial rollout, to ensure that the £5bn investment supports those communities that will otherwise not have access to gigabit capable connections.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Therefore, the Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme (GBVS) currently excludes premises that are likely to benefit from commercial plans. As Project Gigabit develops, assessments of commercial plans will continue to be made at a local level as part of the Project Gigabit pre-procurement processes (Open Market Review and Public Review). These processes will be used by the Department to determine whether commercial plans will deliver to premises within a reasonable time frame and define what that time frame is.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 21/06/2021 14:46:41 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1331987

registered interest
date	10/06/2021
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: Ceredigion
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 pre-registered packet applications his Department has received under the Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme for projects located in Ceredigion.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	14036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2021 answer text <p>We currently have been able to find 5 registered projects submitted in Ceredigion.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The transition from community interest through to final project approval can take a number of months so we are expecting more projects to come through as a result of the Broadband Upgrade Fund pilot scheme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 15/06/2021 10:21:53 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1330826

registered interest
date	08/06/2021
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: Voucher Schemes
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 his Department has to review the effectiveness of the Broadband Upgrade Fund.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	12250
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2021 answer text <p>The Broadband Upgrade Fund Pilot provided an opportunity to test an innovative approach to demand stimulation in the broadband market. The final stage of the Broadband Upgrade Fund completed in January 2021, and many suppliers are still in the process of engaging with communities to put together project proposals to submit to BDUK for approval. A full assessment of the effectiveness of the Broadband Upgrade Fund Pilot will be undertaken once there has been sufficient opportunity for proposals to turn into gigabit-capable connections.</p><p> </p><p>This evaluation will look at the effectiveness of campaign elements, and the number of projects and gigabit-capable connections delivered that can be attributed to the Broadband Upgrade Fund.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 15/06/2021 10:22:50 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1330827

registered interest
date	08/06/2021
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: Ceredigion
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 Ceredigion registered for the Broadband Upgrade Fund.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	12251
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2021 answer text <p>1,840 eligible premises in Ceredigion were registered through the Broadband Upgrade Fund website.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 15/06/2021 10:24:10 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1330828

registered interest
date	08/06/2021
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: Ceredigion
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 proposals were received from alternative network providers to improve broadband connectivity in Ceredigion through the Broadband Upgrade Fund.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	12252
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2021 answer text <p>A total of 50 approved areas of interest in Ceredigion were created by suppliers through the broadband Upgrade Fund website.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 15/06/2021 10:25:01 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1330830

registered interest
date	08/06/2021
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	Project Gigabit
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 length of time his Department constitutes in the near future for the purposes of determining premises eligible for support under the Gigabit Voucher Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	12253
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2021 answer text <p>Ofcom, the market regulator, has identified areas where network providers are likely to build gigabit-capable connectivity via the Wholesale Fixed Telecoms Market Review (WFTMR) they conducted in 2020. The decisions were a result of an extensive consultation programme with the market, and we have taken their view as a starting point for the Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme. By using Ofcom’s classifications for assessing the likelihood of commercial investment in an area, it ensures the voucher scheme is consistent across the UK.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The data that is used to assess the eligibility criteria for the Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme (GBVS) changes according to the dynamic nature of commercial activity so postcodes or premises can come in and out of scope for a variety of reasons. We will continue to build on that view as we gather more data from Open Market Reviews and Public Reviews that are taking place over the coming months. As our understanding of network providers’ build plans develops, voucher eligibility will be reviewed. We will complete regular performance reviews of the voucher scheme and make adjustments where necessary.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>As set out in the ‘Project Gigabit: Phase One Delivery Plan’, the GBVS is one part of the wider Project Gigabit, and it works alongside gigabit procurements as we work towards the target of gigabit-capable connectivity. Ineligibility for a voucher doesn’t mean that government support won’t be available in the future via other interventions; if it becomes clear that premises are unlikely to benefit from a commercially delivered gigabit programme within a reasonable timeframe, then DCMS will take action to address this market failure.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 15/06/2021 10:26:26 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake