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1650483

registered interest
date	05/07/2023
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: Rural Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the rollout of broadband services in semi-rural areas in (a) the UK and (b) Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
uin	192664
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2023 answer text <p>Currently, 97.6% premises across the UK have access to a superfast connection (&gt;=30 Mbps) and 76.4% have gigabit-capable coverage. In Scotland, these figures are 95.7% and 70.2% for superfast and gigabit-capable respectively. Through Project Gigabit the Government aims to reach at least 85% gigabit-capable coverage across the UK by 2025 and then to reach near-universal coverage as soon as possible.</p><p>For urban areas, a key part of the Government’s approach is to promote increased competition in broadband delivery. We have made it as easy and attractive as possible for firms to build their networks in the UK, and we now have a thriving market of over 80 providers investing nearly £35bn rolling out gigabit broadband all over the UK.</p><p>To support coverage in rural areas, 31 local and regional procurements have now been launched within England, with 12 of these now in the contract delivery stage.</p><p>Within Scotland, the Scottish Government undertook a Public Review during March and April 2023 to seek responses from broadband suppliers and other interested parties on current and planned commercial coverage of gigabit broadband. The Scottish Government has also undertaken initial market engagement with suppliers on their potential interest in Project Gigabit contracts in Scotland, prior to procurements commencing later this year.</p><p>The Scottish Government’s Reaching 100% (R100) project is also providing gigabit broadband coverage to 115,000 premises that do not have access to superfast broadband, with £49.5 million funding from the UK government. This project has covered over 24,000 premises to date.</p><p>Premises in Scotland can also benefit from support through the Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme, which provides up to £4,500 towards the cost of installing gigabit-capable infrastructure for homes and businesses, while remaining sub-superfast premises are also eligible for support from the Scottish Government’s Scottish Broadband Voucher Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 192665 192666 question first answered 12/07/2023 07:47:22 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1650484

registered interest
date	05/07/2023
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: Rural Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent discussions her Department has had with (a) the Scottish Government and (b) local government on improving broadband speeds in semi-rural areas.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
uin	192665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2023 answer text <p>Currently, 97.6% premises across the UK have access to a superfast connection (&gt;=30 Mbps) and 76.4% have gigabit-capable coverage. In Scotland, these figures are 95.7% and 70.2% for superfast and gigabit-capable respectively. Through Project Gigabit the Government aims to reach at least 85% gigabit-capable coverage across the UK by 2025 and then to reach near-universal coverage as soon as possible.</p><p>For urban areas, a key part of the Government’s approach is to promote increased competition in broadband delivery. We have made it as easy and attractive as possible for firms to build their networks in the UK, and we now have a thriving market of over 80 providers investing nearly £35bn rolling out gigabit broadband all over the UK.</p><p>To support coverage in rural areas, 31 local and regional procurements have now been launched within England, with 12 of these now in the contract delivery stage.</p><p>Within Scotland, the Scottish Government undertook a Public Review during March and April 2023 to seek responses from broadband suppliers and other interested parties on current and planned commercial coverage of gigabit broadband. The Scottish Government has also undertaken initial market engagement with suppliers on their potential interest in Project Gigabit contracts in Scotland, prior to procurements commencing later this year.</p><p>The Scottish Government’s Reaching 100% (R100) project is also providing gigabit broadband coverage to 115,000 premises that do not have access to superfast broadband, with £49.5 million funding from the UK government. This project has covered over 24,000 premises to date.</p><p>Premises in Scotland can also benefit from support through the Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme, which provides up to £4,500 towards the cost of installing gigabit-capable infrastructure for homes and businesses, while remaining sub-superfast premises are also eligible for support from the Scottish Government’s Scottish Broadband Voucher Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 192664 192666 question first answered 12/07/2023 07:47:23 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1650486

registered interest
date	05/07/2023
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what support her Department has provided to businesses to support the rollout of improved broadband services in (a) urban, (b) rural and (c) semi-urban areas.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
uin	192666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2023 answer text <p>Currently, 97.6% premises across the UK have access to a superfast connection (&gt;=30 Mbps) and 76.4% have gigabit-capable coverage. In Scotland, these figures are 95.7% and 70.2% for superfast and gigabit-capable respectively. Through Project Gigabit the Government aims to reach at least 85% gigabit-capable coverage across the UK by 2025 and then to reach near-universal coverage as soon as possible.</p><p>For urban areas, a key part of the Government’s approach is to promote increased competition in broadband delivery. We have made it as easy and attractive as possible for firms to build their networks in the UK, and we now have a thriving market of over 80 providers investing nearly £35bn rolling out gigabit broadband all over the UK.</p><p>To support coverage in rural areas, 31 local and regional procurements have now been launched within England, with 12 of these now in the contract delivery stage.</p><p>Within Scotland, the Scottish Government undertook a Public Review during March and April 2023 to seek responses from broadband suppliers and other interested parties on current and planned commercial coverage of gigabit broadband. The Scottish Government has also undertaken initial market engagement with suppliers on their potential interest in Project Gigabit contracts in Scotland, prior to procurements commencing later this year.</p><p>The Scottish Government’s Reaching 100% (R100) project is also providing gigabit broadband coverage to 115,000 premises that do not have access to superfast broadband, with £49.5 million funding from the UK government. This project has covered over 24,000 premises to date.</p><p>Premises in Scotland can also benefit from support through the Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme, which provides up to £4,500 towards the cost of installing gigabit-capable infrastructure for homes and businesses, while remaining sub-superfast premises are also eligible for support from the Scottish Government’s Scottish Broadband Voucher Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 192664 192665 question first answered 12/07/2023 07:47:23 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1649914

registered interest
date	04/07/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Lotteries: China
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of UK lottery players' personal data being disclosed to Chinese state-owned businesses.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	192249
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2023 answer text <p>Personal data of UK National Lottery players has not been disclosed to or processed by Chinese state-owned businesses.</p><p>The Operator of the National Lottery must ensure that it and its suppliers are compliant with Data Protection legislation.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 12/07/2023 15:43:12 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1649916

registered interest
date	04/07/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Football: Listed Events
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will amend the Category A list of sports that are free to air on television to include the (a) Champion's League Final, (b) Europa League Final and (c) Europa Conference League Final; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	192327
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2023 answer text <p>The government believes that certain sporting events of national interest should be shown on free-to-air television rather than behind a paywall, so that they can be enjoyed by as wide an audience as possible. That is why we have the listed events regime.</p><p>In determining what events form part of this regime, a balance between accessibility and the ability of sporting organisations to generate revenues from commercial broadcast arrangements to invest in the development of their sports from the grassroots up. The Government believes that the current list strikes an appropriate balance, and has no current plans to undertake a full review of the events on the list.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 12/07/2023 15:37:05 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1649967

registered interest
date	04/07/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Gambling Commission
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure the Gambling Commission has sufficient resources to implement the proposals in the Gambling White Paper.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	192308
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2023 answer text <p>His Majesty’s Government recognises that, while millions of people gamble online without experiencing problems, for some it becomes an addiction with serious consequences. The Gambling White Paper outlines a range of proportionate measures to tackle practices and products which can drive harm.</p><p>The Government is working closely with the Gambling Commission to ensure it has the necessary resources to regulate the industry effectively, as set out in our review of the Gambling Act. Further detailed consultations on a number of the measures set out in the Review will ensure we have a clear understanding of any new requirements that will be placed on the Commission and we will work with it to understand what changes may be needed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 10/07/2023 14:38:04 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1649981

registered interest
date	04/07/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Community Development and Sports: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to increase funding for (a) community groups and (b) sports clubs.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
uin	192399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2023 answer text <p>Community groups and grassroots sport play an important role in local areas, and supporting them is a priority for the Government.</p><p>Last year, Sport England received almost £350 million from the Government and National Lottery to fund grassroots sports projects so that everyone is able to access quality sport and physical activity opportunities, and enjoy the physical and mental health benefits that exercise provides.</p><p>We are investing £300 million to develop thousands of state-of-the-art multi-use sports facilities across the UK. The Government has also committed £30 million a year for three years to school sport facilities in England, and over £20 million with the Lawn Tennis Association to renovate park tennis courts across England, Scotland and Wales.</p><p>At the Spring Budget, we also announced a £63 million package to address the cost pressures facing some public swimming pool providers, and provide investment in energy efficiency measures to make facilities sustainable in the long-term. These interventions will help ensure that people across the UK are able to get active.</p><p>The Department for Culture, Media and Sport is taking a number of steps to support community groups. This includes support from the National Lottery Community Fund for a range of community projects, including £615m awarded in the last financial year. In addition, and among other measures, the Government announced a package of over £100m at the Spring Budget to support charities and community organisations in England with cost of living pressures.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 17/07/2023 07:40:01 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

1650063

registered interest
date	04/07/2023
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Older People: Discrimination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps her Department is taking to reduce age discrimination against older people.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	192401
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2023 answer text <p>Age discrimination against older people that cannot be objectively justified is unacceptable and unlawful across a range of fields under the Equality Act 2010. It is the strong protections in the 2010 Act that enable older people and their representatives to challenge such unlawful behaviour and ultimately seek redress in the courts or, in the case of older workers, an employment tribunal.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In addition, as regards to the public sector, the Public Sector Equality Duty places a duty on Government Departments, local authorities, the NHS and other bodies to have due regard to meeting equality requirements, including to eliminate unlawful age discrimination, where this is relevant to their policies and activities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 12/07/2023 09:26:57 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

1649628

registered interest
date	03/07/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Swimming Pools: Local Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2023 to question 191585 on Swimming Pools: Local Government, how many council-run lidos have been temporarily closed in each year since 2019.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	192087
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2023 answer text <p>The Government does not directly hold data on individual lidos and Sport England data cannot be used to estimate the number of temporarily closed facilities at a point in the past.</p><p>The numbers of lidos in operation in England on local authority owned sites from 2010-2019 are as follows:</p><ul><li><p>2010 – 89</p></li><li><p>2011 – 89</p></li><li><p>2012 – 84</p></li><li><p>2013 – 84</p></li><li><p>2014 – 85</p></li><li><p>2015 – 85</p></li><li><p>2016 – 84</p></li><li><p>2017 – 84</p></li><li><p>2018 – 82</p></li><li><p>2019 – 82</p></li></ul><p>As of July 2023, there are 81 lido pools across 63 local authority owned sites in England. The total number of facilities by local authority area is as follows:</p><ul><li><p>Barnet - 1</p></li><li><p>Bedford - 1</p></li><li><p>Bradford - 1</p></li><li><p>Brighton and Hove - 1</p></li><li><p>Buckinghamshire - 3</p></li><li><p>Cambridge - 3</p></li><li><p>Camden - 5</p></li><li><p>Central Bedfordshire - 1</p></li><li><p>Cheltenham - 2</p></li><li><p>Cherwell - 1</p></li><li><p>Cheshire East - 1</p></li><li><p>Colchester - 1</p></li><li><p>Cornwall - 3</p></li><li><p>Dacorum - 1</p></li><li><p>Derbyshire Dales - 1</p></li><li><p>Dorset - 1</p></li><li><p>East Hertfordshire - 2</p></li><li><p>East Lindsey - 1</p></li><li><p>Eden - 1</p></li><li><p>Guildford - 1</p></li><li><p>Hackney - 1</p></li><li><p>Haringey - 2</p></li><li><p>Hillingdon - 2</p></li><li><p>Horsham - 1</p></li><li><p>Lambeth - 1</p></li><li><p>Medway - 1</p></li><li><p>Mendip - 2</p></li><li><p>Mid Sussex - 1</p></li><li><p>New Forest - 1</p></li><li><p>North Hertfordshire - 4</p></li><li><p>North Kesteven - 1</p></li><li><p>North West Leicestershire - 2</p></li><li><p>Nuneaton and Bedworth - 1</p></li><li><p>Oxford - 1</p></li><li><p>Peterborough - 4</p></li><li><p>Plymouth - 3</p></li><li><p>Richmond upon Thames - 1</p></li><li><p>Rushmoor - 1</p></li><li><p>South Oxfordshire - 1</p></li><li><p>South Somerset - 1</p></li><li><p>St Albans - 1</p></li><li><p>Stroud - 2</p></li><li><p>Teignbridge - 1</p></li><li><p>Tonbridge and Malling - 1</p></li><li><p>Torbay - 1</p></li><li><p>Vale of White Horse - 1</p></li><li><p>Wandsworth - 2</p></li><li><p>West Berkshire - 2</p></li><li><p>West Oxfordshire - 2</p></li><li><p>Wiltshire - 1</p></li><li><p>Wokingham - 1</p></li><li><p>Worthing - 1</p></li><li><p>Wychavon - 1</p></li></ul><p>Of these, 10 lidos are temporarily closed (Bedford (1), Cornwall (2), Hillingdon (1), New Forest (1), North Hertfordshire (1), Peterborough (3), Worthing (1)).</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 192088 192089 question first answered 06/07/2023 12:43:05 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

1649629

registered interest
date	03/07/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Swimming Pools: Local Government
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 council-run lidos were in operation in England in each year between 2010 and 2019.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	192088
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2023 answer text <p>The Government does not directly hold data on individual lidos and Sport England data cannot be used to estimate the number of temporarily closed facilities at a point in the past.</p><p>The numbers of lidos in operation in England on local authority owned sites from 2010-2019 are as follows:</p><ul><li><p>2010 – 89</p></li><li><p>2011 – 89</p></li><li><p>2012 – 84</p></li><li><p>2013 – 84</p></li><li><p>2014 – 85</p></li><li><p>2015 – 85</p></li><li><p>2016 – 84</p></li><li><p>2017 – 84</p></li><li><p>2018 – 82</p></li><li><p>2019 – 82</p></li></ul><p>As of July 2023, there are 81 lido pools across 63 local authority owned sites in England. The total number of facilities by local authority area is as follows:</p><ul><li><p>Barnet - 1</p></li><li><p>Bedford - 1</p></li><li><p>Bradford - 1</p></li><li><p>Brighton and Hove - 1</p></li><li><p>Buckinghamshire - 3</p></li><li><p>Cambridge - 3</p></li><li><p>Camden - 5</p></li><li><p>Central Bedfordshire - 1</p></li><li><p>Cheltenham - 2</p></li><li><p>Cherwell - 1</p></li><li><p>Cheshire East - 1</p></li><li><p>Colchester - 1</p></li><li><p>Cornwall - 3</p></li><li><p>Dacorum - 1</p></li><li><p>Derbyshire Dales - 1</p></li><li><p>Dorset - 1</p></li><li><p>East Hertfordshire - 2</p></li><li><p>East Lindsey - 1</p></li><li><p>Eden - 1</p></li><li><p>Guildford - 1</p></li><li><p>Hackney - 1</p></li><li><p>Haringey - 2</p></li><li><p>Hillingdon - 2</p></li><li><p>Horsham - 1</p></li><li><p>Lambeth - 1</p></li><li><p>Medway - 1</p></li><li><p>Mendip - 2</p></li><li><p>Mid Sussex - 1</p></li><li><p>New Forest - 1</p></li><li><p>North Hertfordshire - 4</p></li><li><p>North Kesteven - 1</p></li><li><p>North West Leicestershire - 2</p></li><li><p>Nuneaton and Bedworth - 1</p></li><li><p>Oxford - 1</p></li><li><p>Peterborough - 4</p></li><li><p>Plymouth - 3</p></li><li><p>Richmond upon Thames - 1</p></li><li><p>Rushmoor - 1</p></li><li><p>South Oxfordshire - 1</p></li><li><p>South Somerset - 1</p></li><li><p>St Albans - 1</p></li><li><p>Stroud - 2</p></li><li><p>Teignbridge - 1</p></li><li><p>Tonbridge and Malling - 1</p></li><li><p>Torbay - 1</p></li><li><p>Vale of White Horse - 1</p></li><li><p>Wandsworth - 2</p></li><li><p>West Berkshire - 2</p></li><li><p>West Oxfordshire - 2</p></li><li><p>Wiltshire - 1</p></li><li><p>Wokingham - 1</p></li><li><p>Worthing - 1</p></li><li><p>Wychavon - 1</p></li></ul><p>Of these, 10 lidos are temporarily closed (Bedford (1), Cornwall (2), Hillingdon (1), New Forest (1), North Hertfordshire (1), Peterborough (3), Worthing (1)).</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 192087 192089 question first answered 06/07/2023 12:43:06 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell