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date	06/09/2023
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Broadband: Social Tariffs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she is taking steps to increase public awareness of broadband social tariffs.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	198198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>Information about social tariffs continues to be promoted through the Government’s <a href="https://helpforhouseholds.campaign.gov.uk/housing-support/" target="_blank">Help for Households</a> webpage and other promotional materials. We are also taking advantage of existing cross-government channels - including libraries, the school networks and jobcentre work coaches, to highlight social tariffs to eligible people directly.</p><p> </p><p>The Department continues to work closely with Ofcom - who have a regulatory duty to monitor affordability in the telecoms market - to push operators to do more to promote their social tariff offers. On 7 July 2023, Melanie Dawes, Chief Executive of Ofcom, wrote to industry leaders to set out the regulator’s expectation that they take practical action to increase awareness.</p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Sir John Whittingdale question first answered 11/09/2023 16:53:04 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1641999

registered interest
date	05/06/2023
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Broadband: Glasgow
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what procurement processes were followed before the contract to upgrade the broadband network in the Glasgow area was awarded to CityFibre.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	187734
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2023 answer text <p>The UK Government has not awarded a contract to the supplier CityFibre to upgrade broadband infrastructure in the City of Glasgow, nor was it involved in a consultation or procurement process for any awarded contract.</p><p>I would advise contacting the local council, who may be able to provide further information.</p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Sir John Whittingdale grouped question UIN 187735 question first answered 12/06/2023 08:29:24 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1642000

registered interest
date	05/06/2023
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Broadband: Glasgow
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department undertook a public consultation on procurement for upgrading the broadband network in the Glasgow area before the contract was awarded to CityFibre.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	187735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2023 answer text <p>The UK Government has not awarded a contract to the supplier CityFibre to upgrade broadband infrastructure in the City of Glasgow, nor was it involved in a consultation or procurement process for any awarded contract.</p><p>I would advise contacting the local council, who may be able to provide further information.</p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Sir John Whittingdale grouped question UIN 187734 question first answered 12/06/2023 08:29:25 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan