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834230

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date	31/01/2018
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
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 assessment his Department has made of adequacy of the coverage of internet speeds required to access the digital economy in (a) 2020 (b) 2025 (c) 2030.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	125863
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>My department is working hard to ensure that everyone in Britain has the connectivity they need to be part of our future digital society.</p><p> </p><p>We have committed to the vision of a full fibre Britain, the gold standard of broadband that will deliver a step-change in speed, service quality, security and reliability, with capacity for 1 Gigabit per second connections. The Local Full Fibre Network programme will invest £200 million for locally-led projects across the UK to leverage local and commercial investment in full fibre. Also, we are conducting an in-depth Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review to determine how to deliver the competitive conditions to encourage the long term investment needed to secure ubiquitous world-class digital connectivity, that is seamless, reliable, long-lasting and also widely available and affordable to UK businesses and consumers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The BDUK Superfast Programme reached its target of 95% coverage of the UK by the end of 2017, and is continuing to support delivery with at least a further 2% coverage. We are currently investing £1.7 billion of public money in superfast broadband coverage across the UK, offering speeds of over 24 Megabits per second. .</p><p> </p><p>To ensure no one is left behind, in areas where superfast broadband is not available, we are also introducing a broadband Universal Service Obligation so that by 2020 everyone across the UK will have a clear, enforceable right to request high speed broadband of at least 10 Megabits per second. We will keep this under review to make sure that it keeps pace with consumers' evolving needs.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 05/02/2018 16:30:40 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

834292

registered interest
date	31/01/2018
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	Departmental Records
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether his Department plans to undertake an investigation into the disappearance of government files while those files were on loan to government departments from the National Archives.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	125912
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>Under the Public Records Act 1958, the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport is responsible for public records. Under Section 4(6) of the Public Records Act, government departments can recall records for administrative purposes.</p><p> </p><p>The National Archives has robust processes in place to monitor records that have been recalled by departments. When departments inform The National Archives that a record is not located, The National Archives works with the department to review how and why the record was misplaced and makes recommendations to improve the departments record handling processes. When Information Management Assessments are undertaken by The National Archives, the recommendations are incorporated into the report and addressed to the department’s permanent secretary.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 05/02/2018 16:32:19 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

834358

registered interest
date	31/01/2018
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: Fees and Charges
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 steps the Government is taking to ensure mobile phone companies inform customers when they have paid for their handsets.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	125978
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s Manifesto committed to ensuring it is clear when a mobile customer has paid off the price of their handset. This is an area where Government recognises that action is needed to improve protections for consumers. We will listen to the views of stakeholders and are working closely with Ofcom, as the UK’s independent communications regulator, and mobile service providers to find a solution that protects consumers and improves awareness.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 05/02/2018 16:35:28 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

834388

registered interest
date	31/01/2018
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	Government Art Collection
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 28 March 2017 to Question HL6040 on Government Art Collection, when his Department plans to make an announcement on the Government Art Collection opening a gallery in central London.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	126007
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>An announcement will be made once the Government Art Collection’s new accommodation details, which includes a small display area, have been finalised.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 05/02/2018 16:15:26 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan