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1148104

registered interest
date	03/10/2019
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 and Mobile Phones: Rural Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps her Department is taking to increase (a) broadband and (b) mobile phone coverage in rural areas.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	Sir Henry Bellingham
uin	912544
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>The government is committed to nationwide rollout of future proof, gigabit-capable broadband as soon as possible. Improving mobile coverage in rural areas is also a priority. We are committed to extending geographic mobile coverage to 95% of the UK and we are considering all of the options available to facilitate this.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 03/10/2019 13:23:00 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	1441 label Biography information for Lord Bellingham

1148105

registered interest
date	03/10/2019
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	Youth Centres
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps her Department is taking to increase the provision of youth centres.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	912546
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>My Rt Hon Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced on 30th September a new £500 million Youth Investment Fund, which will be delivered by DCMS. This investment will help build around 60 new youth centres across the country, refurbish around 360 existing youth facilities, and provide over 100 mobile facilities for harder to reach areas.</p><p> </p><p>The fund will also support the provision and coordination of high-quality services for young people, and an investment in the youth workforce.</p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan question first answered 03/10/2019 14:01:00 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1148106

registered interest
date	03/10/2019
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	Mobile Phones: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent steps she has taken to increase the (a) strength and (b) reliability of mobile phone signals in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	912547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government wants the UK to have high-quality mobile coverage where people live, work and travel, including Scotland, and we are committed to extending geographic mobile coverage to 95% of the UK.</p><p>There is currently 77% 4G geographic coverage from at least one Mobile Network Operator for the Stirling Local Authority area, up from 49% in June 2017. We are in discussions with the Mobile Network Operators about their proposal for a Shared Rural Network to improve coverage. We will consider all options.</p><p>I also welcome Ofcom’s proposal for their forthcoming spectrum auction, which aims to deliver two operators to 90% geographic mobile coverage.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 03/10/2019 13:20:01 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

1148107

registered interest
date	03/10/2019
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	Sports: Tickets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment she has made of the effect on spectators of ticket touting for sporting events.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	912548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>We are committed to cracking down on unacceptable behaviour in the ticketing market and improving sports fans’ chances of buying tickets at a reasonable price.</p><p>We have strengthened legislation in this area, and support the work of the enforcement agencies in going after those who seek to flout the law.</p><p>Through the Birmingham Commonwealth Games Bill we are also seeking to ban unauthorised touting of tickets for the Commonwealth Games in 2022.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 03/10/2019 15:12:09 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1147675

registered interest
date	02/10/2019
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	Internet: Disinformation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent steps she has taken to tackle fake news and disinformation online.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	912540
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>I refer the hon member to my answer to the question raised by the hon member for Paisley &amp; Renfrewshire today at oral questions</p><p><strong><br> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 03/10/2019 12:57:23 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1147456

registered interest
date	01/10/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Ballot Papers: Visual Impairment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department has taken since the judgment issued by Mr Justice Swift in May 2019 that the tactile voting device for blind people was unlawful.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	292863
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government continues to work with the Cabinet Office chaired Accessibility of Elections Working Group to make an informed assessment of the most suitable options to take forward. We are due to hold a dedicated meeting on this topic with the Royal National Institute of Blind People shortly.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 292864 question first answered 03/10/2019 14:18:09 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

1147457

registered interest
date	01/10/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Elections: Visual Impairment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure that there is a fully accessible voting option for blind voters, following the judgment in May 2019 by Mr Justice Swift that the tactile voting device was unlawful.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	292864
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government continues to work with the Cabinet Office chaired Accessibility of Elections Working Group to make an informed assessment of the most suitable options to take forward. We are due to hold a dedicated meeting on this topic with the Royal National Institute of Blind People shortly.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 292863 question first answered 03/10/2019 14:18:09 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

1146975

registered interest
date	30/09/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Voting Rights: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to bring forward legislative proposals on votes for life for British citizens living abroad.
tabling member constituency	Romsey and Southampton North
tabling member printed	Caroline Nokes
uin	292206
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to scrapping the arbitrary rule preventing British citizens who have lived abroad for more than 15 years from participating in UK parliamentary elections.</p><p>That is why we supported Glyn Davies’ Private Members’ Bill on overseas electors. We were therefore disappointed the Bill did not progress through its Report stage in the Commons on 22 March 2019. Nevertheless, the Government remains committed to implementing votes for life.</p><p>Changes to the franchise require Parliamentary approval and have to be made significantly in advance of elections, to enable administrators to implement the change and to ensure citizens are aware of the change to their rights.</p><p>We will make an announcement on our intentions in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 03/10/2019 14:24:52 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes

1146993

registered interest
date	30/09/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	NoteMachine: Cash Dispensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect on access to cash of NoteMachine's plans to convert approximately 3,000 of its 7,000 free-to-use machines to pay-to-use; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
uin	292223
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government recognises that widespread free access to cash remains important to the day-to-day lives of many consumers in the UK. However, it is not appropriate for the Government to comment on individual contracts relating to ATM charges.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is engaging, and will continue to engage, with the regulators and industry on this important topic. The Government-established Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) is closely monitoring developments in ATM provision. The PSR regulates LINK, the scheme which runs the UK’s ATM network, and has used its powers to hold LINK to account over LINK’s commitments to preserve the broad geographic spread of the ATM network.</p><p> </p><p>LINK has put in place specific arrangements to protect free-to-use ATMs more than 1 kilometre away from the next nearest free-to-use ATM and has also enhanced its Financial Inclusion Programme. More recently, LINK has committed to protecting free access to cash on high streets – where there is a cluster of five or more retailers – that don’t have a free-to-use ATM or a Post Office counter within 1 kilometre.</p><p> </p><p>UK Finance has also launched a Community Access to Cash Initiative, offering grants to local communities to improve cash access.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Government has invested heavily in maintaining a stable network of Post Office branches, with investment of around £2 billion since 2010. Currently, 99% of personal customers and 95% of small business customers can carry out their everyday banking locally at one of the Post Office’s 11,500 branches.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 03/10/2019 16:24:26 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

1146996

registered interest
date	30/09/2019
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what her timescale is for the completion of managed migration to universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	292273
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>We have already said that following the pilot we will report back to Parliament on progress and findings, and at that point will determine the process for bringing forward further legislation to move claimants beyond the pilot phase.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Universal Credit (Managed Migration Pilot and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019 introduced in July 2019 allow the Department to pilot moving no more than 10,000 claimants across to Universal Credit from legacy benefits and is expected to last until November 2020.</p><p> </p><p>Draft regulations were sent for scrutiny to the independent Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC) in 2018. The Committee submitted them for a formal public consultation, receiving 455 responses - the Government accepted, in whole or in part, all but one of the Committee’s recommendations.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 03/10/2019 14:46:18 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens