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833081

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2018
	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: Universal Service Obligation
	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 the 10Mbps minimum speed for broadband under the universal service obligation will be the minimum speed consumers receive in their homes at peak times; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	North East Hertfordshire
	tabling member printed	Sir Oliver Heald
	uin	125397
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Department is currently undertaking evaluation of the Superfast Broadband Programme’s role in improving broadband connectivity and reaching areas that would otherwise not have been reached through commercial plans. The evaluation is focusing on the economic and social impacts of the programme, including the impact of the superfast programme on business performance and growth, employment, on quality of life and the reduction in benefits claimants in areas that would have lost out to higher connectivity areas, if it were not for the programme.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">The Department released The UK Broadband Impact Study in 2013 which made an assessment of the impacts of faster broadband including the economic impacts. The study can be accessed on the Department's website (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-broadband-impact-study--2). The Department will be producing results from the current evaluation in 2018.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">There is a difference between what we define as the download speed, or sync speed, and the actual speed end users experience. The sync speed is the maximum speed that is achievable on the connection between the network and the premises. In reality, the actual speed that is provided to an end user is typically lower than the sync speed and this will vary depending on the number of other people using the network at that point in time. The specification that we consulted on was for a sync speed of at least 10Mbps. Ofcom says that a 10Mbps sync speed meets the needs of a typical household.</ins></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 01/02/2018 12:36:04 question first ministerially corrected 06/02/2018 11:40:42 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James previous answer version 38707 answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald

755658

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	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: Universal Service Obligation
	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 any revisions to the timescale for implementing the broadband universal service obligation have been made since the 2017 General Election.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	7471
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring universal broadband access to at least 10Mbps, so that no home or business is left behind. We are currently considering two options for delivering this: a regulatory USO and a voluntary offer from BT and Openreach.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 14/09/2017 16:30:06 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

773928

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2017
	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: Universal Service Obligation
	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 her Department plans to provide a response to the consultation on the Broadband Universal Service Obligation that closed on 9 October 2017.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
	tabling member printed	Tom Watson
	uin	108810
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>Yes, as indicated in the consultation on the broadband Universal Service Obligation, a summary of responses will be published in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 26/10/2017 11:35:20 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

777735

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	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: Universal Service Obligation
	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 14 September 2017 to Question 7471, on broadband: universal service obligation, what estimate she has made of the proportion of (a) Hemsworth constituency and (b) West Yorkshire that will be able to access broadband speed of 10Mbps in (i) one month, (ii) six months and (iii) one year.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	109558
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2017 answer text <p>We have not made any specific estimates of the proportion of the Hemsworth constituency and West Yorkshire that will be able to access broadband speed of 10Mbps within these timescales. Currently, an estimated 94% of premises in West Yorkshire and York have access to superfast broadband. By the end of the current contract in March 2018, coverage is estimated to increase to over 96%. Our ambition is to ensure universal access to broadband at minimum speeds of 10Mbps by 2020.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 01/11/2017 11:53:13 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

777736

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	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: Universal Service Obligation
	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 14 September 2017 to Question 7471, on broadband: universal service obligation, whether that timetable includes new housing developments in (a) Hemsworth constituency and (b) West Yorkshire.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	109559
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government’s ambition is to ensure universal access to broadband at minimum speeds of 10Mbps by 2020, so that no home or business is left behind.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 01/11/2017 11:54:11 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

783178

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2017
	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: Universal Service Obligation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if the Government will publish the full description of BT's voluntary offer to deliver the Universal Service Obligation for broadband, the Government's response to that offer and the timetable for the release of those publications.
	tabling member constituency	Ogmore
	tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
	uin	111397
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>On 6 October, Openreach published details of the key elements of the offer which are available here (<a href="https://www.openreach.co.uk/orpg/home/updates/downloads/Deliveringuniversalbroadbandcoverage.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.openreach.co.uk/orpg/home/updates/downloads/Deliveringuniversalbroadbandcoverage.pdf</a>) . The Department is currently considering two approaches for delivering universal broadband - a regulatory USO and BT's voluntary proposal. A decision will be made in due course on which approach to follow.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 13/11/2017 13:39:17 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

786825

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2017
	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: Universal Service Obligation
	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 she has made of the effect on (a) technological development and (b) minimum speeds of the proposal by BT to deliver the Universal Service Obligation.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	112201
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department is looking at two approaches for delivering universal broadband of at least 10Mbps - a regulatory USO and BT's voluntary proposal. Assessment of both approaches is ongoing, and a decision will be made in due course on which approach best meets consumers' needs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 20/11/2017 15:06:38 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

800688

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2017
	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: Universal Service Obligation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, further to the Written Answer of 13 November to Question 111397, what the timetable is for for a decision on delivering universal broadband; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Ogmore
	tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
	uin	117309
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2017 answer text <p>We expect to make a decision on our proposed approach for delivering universal broadband shortly, and will make a statement at that time.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 13/12/2017 10:25:22 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

804475

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2017
	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: Universal Service Obligation
	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 recent assessment she has made of whether BT Group’s voluntary offer to deliver a universal service obligation in broadband will deliver universal 10mbps coverage across the UK by 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	118678
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text The Government’s ambition is to ensure universal access to broadband at minimum speeds of 10Mbps by 2020, so that no home or business is left behind. We are considering the best route to deliver universal broadband, whether to introduce a new regulatory broadband Universal Service Obligation, or whether to accept BT’s voluntary offer. We will make an announcement on our proposed approach shortly. answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 19/12/2017 09:50:33 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

808925

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2017
	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: Universal Service Obligation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when her Department plans to publish the outcome of its consultation on the broadband universal service obligation.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	120034
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon member to the Written Ministerial Statement entitled Delivery of Universal Broadband issued on 20th December.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 119930 question first answered 21/12/2017 16:55:00 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day