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registered interest
date	15/12/2015
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Broadband: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many homes in Northern Ireland do not have broadband coverage.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	20213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2016 answer text <p>The Ofcom connected Nations report published in December 2015 reported 100% broadband coverage for all UK premises, including in Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 05/01/2016 10:56:14 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

437351

registered interest
date	11/12/2015
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Institute of Coding
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with his ministerial colleagues on setting up the Institute for Coding; and how applications for the £20 million funding can be made.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	19726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2015 answer text <p>My officials are working with officials in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills on proposals for the development of the new Institute. Further details on the competition will be announced in the new year.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 16/12/2015 10:43:52 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

437123

registered interest
date	10/12/2015
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Telecommunications: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will commission research on the proportion of public and private service providers which offer access to their services through video relay.
tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
uin	19531
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2015 answer text <p>Annual correspondence with the FTSE 100 companieshas indicated that from 2013 to present there has been a steady increase in the number of companies that provide video relay. With regards to public sector, DWP plan to launch a pilot service by the end of the year.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 15/12/2015 10:08:40 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

437124

registered interest
date	10/12/2015
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Communication Service Providers: Cybersecurity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with (a) Talk Talk and (b) other internet service providers on measures that can be taken to prevent breaches of security relating to customer data.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	19629
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2015 answer text <p>My Departmenthas been in contact with TalkTalk from the early stages of this incident, but this remains primarily a matter for the company itself and for law enforcement</p><p>This Governmenttakes issues of customer data protection very seriously, andhas regular discussions with internet service providers and telecommunications companies on the resilience and security of services. I recently wrote to FTSE 350 companies to remind them of the steps the Government expects them to take and the robust procedures businesses need to have in place. I also invited them to take part in the Government's annual Cyber Governance Health Check to help companies understand and improve their level of cyber security.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 15/12/2015 10:13:00 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

436696

registered interest
date	09/12/2015
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	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 Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of the total declared claw back from BT under National Broadband Scheme contracts has been reallocated to local authorities for additional roll-out under the Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	19470
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2015 answer text <p>All of the£129 million clawback funding that has been announced by BT is available to the local authorities to support additional roll-out, subject to suitable deployment opportunities being identified which ensure value for money.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 14/12/2015 15:47:20 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

436697

registered interest
date	09/12/2015
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	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 Culture, Media and Sport, what additional funding allocations have been provided to each local authority as a result of declared claw back from BT under the National Broadband Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	19471
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2015 answer text <p>Thanks to the way we have constructed the contracts, BT has announced £129 million of clawback funding. This is available to the local authorities to support further broadband deployment without any additional funding being added to it by either the government or by the local authorities.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 14/12/2015 15:37:49 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

436182

registered interest
date	08/12/2015
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Broadband: Yorkshire and the Humber
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent progress he has made on the delivery of superfast broadband in the Yorkshire and Humber region.
tabling member constituency	Calder Valley
tabling member printed	Craig Whittaker
uin	19239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2015 answer text <p>According to Ofcom’s Communications Market Report published in August 2015, superfast broadband coverage was at 78% across the Yorkshire and the Humber region. The full report can be found here -<a href="http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/research/infrastructure/2015/downloads/connected_nations2015.pdf" target="_blank">http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/research/infrastructure/2015/downloads/connected_nations2015.pdf</a>.</p><br /><p>As a result of the Government's Superfast Broadband Programme, well over 250,000 Additional homes and businesses now have access to superfast broadband in the Yorkshire and the Humber region.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 17/12/2015 11:49:39 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	3940 label Biography information for Craig Whittaker

436184

registered interest
date	08/12/2015
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Broadband: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of (a) homes and (b) businesses in Wales have access to superfast broadband.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	19273
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2015 answer text <p>Ofcom’s Connected Nations Infrastructure Report 2015 states that in May 2015, 79% of homes and businesses in Wales had access to superfast broadband. The full report can be found here -<a href="http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/research/infrastructure/2015/downloads/connected_nations2015.pdf" target="_blank">http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/research/infrastructure/2015/downloads/connected_nations2015.pdf</a></p><p>The Government’s programme to deliver superfast broadband has ensured that so far more than 504,000 additional homes and businesses in Wales now have access to superfast broadband, which would not have been reached commercially, following almost £67 million of contracted Government funding.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 14/12/2015 17:14:11 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

436185

registered interest
date	08/12/2015
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	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 Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of (a) homes and (b) businesses in Scotland have access to superfast broadband.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	19274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2015 answer text <p>Ofcom’s Connected Nations Infrastructure Report 2015 states that in May 2015, 73% of homes and businesses in Scotland had access to superfast broadband. The full report can be found here -<a href="http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/research/infrastructure/2015/downloads/connected_nations2015.pdf" target="_blank">http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/research/infrastructure/2015/downloads/connected_nations2015.pdf</a>.</p><p>The Government’s programme to deliver superfast broadband has ensured that so far more than 356,000 additional homes and businesses in Scotland now have access to superfast broadband, which would not have been reached commercially, following investment of over £100 million of contracted Government funding.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 14/12/2015 17:16:51 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

436188

registered interest
date	08/12/2015
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Broadband: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of (a) homes and (b) businesses in Northern Ireland have access to superfast broadband.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	19276
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2015 answer text <p>Ofcom’s Connected Nations Infrastructure Report 2015 states that in May 2015, 77% of homes and businesses in Northern Ireland had access to superfast broadband. The full report can be found here -<a href="http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/research/infrastructure/2015/downloads/connected_nations2015.pdf" target="_blank">http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/research/infrastructure/2015/downloads/connected_nations2015.pdf</a>.</p><p>The Government’s programme to deliver superfast broadband has ensured that so far more than 18,000 additional homes and businesses in Northern Ireland now have access to superfast broadband, which would not have been reached commercially, following over £11.4 million of contracted Government funding.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 14/12/2015 17:20:14 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker