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date	06/02/2020
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	Housing: Broadband
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 5 February 2020 to Question 10373 on Housing: Broadband, what steps he is taking to ensure that the legislative proposals on buildings regulations will enable householders to have a choice of provider.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	13529
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2020 answer text <p>We have not yet announced the content of the legislation to deliver gigabit-capable connections to new build developments. We are working with key industry stakeholders to finalise the policy and will publish the Government consultation response, including a full outline of the proposed legislation, in the Spring.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>However, Government recognises the importance of consumer choice and market competition. Although we are clear the mechanisms for delivering this are primarily a matter for Ofcom we believe that existing regulations allow for network sharing and access between operators. In addition, The <a href="https://www.ofcom.org.uk/phones-telecoms-and-internet/information-for-industry/policy/electronic-comm-code" target="_blank">Electronic Communications Code</a> and <a href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/700/pdfs/uksi_20160700_en.pdf" target="_blank">The Communications (Access to Infrastructure) Regulations 2016</a> give operators the right to access land and existing infrastructure.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 11/02/2020 11:51:03 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1174973

registered interest
date	30/01/2020
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	Housing: Broadband
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to ensure that full-fibre broadband that is competitively priced can be deployed in new build apartment blocks.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	10373
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2020 answer text <p>Ensuring all new rural and urban homes are built with the future in mind, ready to accept the next generation of digital infrastructure, is a top priority for this Government.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In the Queen’s Speech, the Government announced it will legislate to amend Building Regulations so that all new build homes are required to have the infrastructure to support gigabit-capable connections. We will also legislate to require housing developers to work with broadband companies to install gigabit-capable connections in virtually all new build homes, up to a cost cap. In addition, the Chancellor has announced £5bn of funding to improve broadband in the hardest to reach areas of the country.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>These measures will work alongside the provisions in the Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) Bill. This legislation supports telecoms operators to gain access to blocks of flats where a landlord repeatedly fails to respond to access notices and a resident is seeking a new service.</p><p><br>Together, these measures will drive competition in the commercial market, encourage investment in locations which may otherwise be left behind, and support leaseholders to receive the connectivity they need; from the providers that they want.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 05/02/2020 12:48:30 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1171326

registered interest
date	16/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing: Broadband
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that high speed broadband infrastructure is included in new housing development sites before those houses are occupied.
tabling member constituency	Loughborough
tabling member printed	Jane Hunt
uin	4499
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2020 answer text <p>New build connectivity is a priority for this Government. Ensuring new homes are built with the future in mind, ready to accept the next generation of digital infrastructure, remains vitally important.</p><p>The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, supported by my department, issued a policy consultation in 2018 outlining proposals to mandate gigabit-capable connections to new build developments.</p><p>Government confirmed its intention to legislate on new build connectivity in the Queen's Speech and the Government response, setting out the next steps, will be issued in the Spring.</p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 24/01/2020 14:48:41 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4839 label Biography information for Jane Hunt

1167382

registered interest
date	30/10/2019
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	Housing: 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 steps she is taking to ensure that new housing developments have a broadband connection.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
uin	7754
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>Ensuring new homes are built with the future in mind, ready to accept the next generation of digital infrastructure, remains vitally important. My Department consulted last year on proposals to ensure that all new build homes have gigabit-capable connectivity.</p><p> </p><p>In the Queen’s Speech the government committed to legislate to mandate the installation of gigabit capable connections in new build developments. This legislation would amend the Building Act 1984 so that Building Regulations require all new build developments to have the infrastructure to support gigabit-capable connections. It will also require developers to work with broadband companies, and to contribute financially, to install gigabit-capable connections in virtually all new build developments, up to a cost cap.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman grouped question UIN 7756 question first answered 05/11/2019 13:50:52 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore