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1125278

registered interest
date	08/05/2019
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: 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, whether he has plans to enable BT to charge more for Openreach network broadband connections in rural areas than in urban areas in order to subsidise the cost of high-speed fibre broadband.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	251942
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2019 answer text <p>We have no plans to introduce legislation which would allow BT/Openreach to charge rural consumers more than urban consumers to subsidise their full fibre broadband connections.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is already supporting rural broadband connectivity in a number of ways. Our £1.8 billion superfast broadband programme has achieved its target of 95% superfast coverage across the UK. In our Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review (FTIR), we set a target to go further and ensure that 15 million premises can connect to gigabit capable, full fibre broadband by 2025 with nationwide coverage by 2033. We are already investing to make that happen, stimulating the market through the £278 million Local Full Fibre Networks (LFFN) programme and the Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme. The FTIR was clear that the Government would also support full fibre broadband in less commercial areas of the country, likely to be around 10% of UK premises, so that no areas are systematically left behind. To start this, the 2018 Budget announced £200 million for the Rural Gigabit Connectivity programme.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers meet regularly with Ofcom to discuss a range of issues. Ofcom is currently consulting on its initial proposals for promoting competition and investment in fibre networks across the country including in less commercial, rural areas of the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 251943 251944 question first answered 16/05/2019 09:31:47 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

1125279

registered interest
date	08/05/2019
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: 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, whether he has plans to enable BT to levy upfront charges on consumers accessing Openreach network broadband connections in order to subsidise the cost of high-speed fibre broadband.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	251943
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2019 answer text <p>We have no plans to introduce legislation which would allow BT/Openreach to charge rural consumers more than urban consumers to subsidise their full fibre broadband connections.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is already supporting rural broadband connectivity in a number of ways. Our £1.8 billion superfast broadband programme has achieved its target of 95% superfast coverage across the UK. In our Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review (FTIR), we set a target to go further and ensure that 15 million premises can connect to gigabit capable, full fibre broadband by 2025 with nationwide coverage by 2033. We are already investing to make that happen, stimulating the market through the £278 million Local Full Fibre Networks (LFFN) programme and the Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme. The FTIR was clear that the Government would also support full fibre broadband in less commercial areas of the country, likely to be around 10% of UK premises, so that no areas are systematically left behind. To start this, the 2018 Budget announced £200 million for the Rural Gigabit Connectivity programme.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers meet regularly with Ofcom to discuss a range of issues. Ofcom is currently consulting on its initial proposals for promoting competition and investment in fibre networks across the country including in less commercial, rural areas of the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 251942 251944 question first answered 16/05/2019 09:31:47 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

1125280

registered interest
date	08/05/2019
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: Rural Areas
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 representations he has received from representatives of Ofcom on the funding of high-speed fibre broadband infrastructure in rural areas.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	251944
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2019 answer text <p>We have no plans to introduce legislation which would allow BT/Openreach to charge rural consumers more than urban consumers to subsidise their full fibre broadband connections.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is already supporting rural broadband connectivity in a number of ways. Our £1.8 billion superfast broadband programme has achieved its target of 95% superfast coverage across the UK. In our Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review (FTIR), we set a target to go further and ensure that 15 million premises can connect to gigabit capable, full fibre broadband by 2025 with nationwide coverage by 2033. We are already investing to make that happen, stimulating the market through the £278 million Local Full Fibre Networks (LFFN) programme and the Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme. The FTIR was clear that the Government would also support full fibre broadband in less commercial areas of the country, likely to be around 10% of UK premises, so that no areas are systematically left behind. To start this, the 2018 Budget announced £200 million for the Rural Gigabit Connectivity programme.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers meet regularly with Ofcom to discuss a range of issues. Ofcom is currently consulting on its initial proposals for promoting competition and investment in fibre networks across the country including in less commercial, rural areas of the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 251942 251943 question first answered 16/05/2019 09:31:47 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

1124699

registered interest
date	03/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Trident Submarines: Design
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if she will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of potential late changes to the Dreadnought submarine design.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	250770
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 answer text <p>The design and build of the Dreadnought class submarines continues. The programme remains on track to enter service in the early 2030s, it remains within its budget. The build phase for the entire class will take approximately 20 years. The Dreadnought programme will ensure the United Kingdom has a credible, independent and capable nuclear deterrent out to the 2060s.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 250776 question first answered 13/05/2019 14:53:58 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

1124700

registered interest
date	03/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Nuclear Weapons: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether anticipated reductions in spending on the UK nuclear weapons programme from 2026 onwards are included in her Department’s budgetary costings.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	250771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 answer text <p>Yes. Forecast costs for the Defence nuclear enterprise are included in the Department's forecast cost estimates, as published in the Equipment Plan.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 13/05/2019 15:00:57 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

1124701

registered interest
date	03/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Astute Class Submarines and Trident Submarines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment she has made of the effect of delays to the Astute submarine programme on the delivery of the Dreadnought programme.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	250772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 answer text <p>The Dreadnought submarine programme remains within budget and on track to deliver the first boat in the early 2030s.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 13/05/2019 14:54:33 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

1124703

registered interest
date	03/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Trident Submarines: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps her Department in taking to tackle delays to the Vanguard submarine maintenance schedule.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	250774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is committed to working closely with Babcock to safely deliver submarine support work, including our major planned maintenance projects. With Babcock, we are employing robust programme management techniques to deliver the HMS VANGUARD planned period of deep maintenance and refuel work. I am withholding the estimated cost as its disclosure would prejudice commercial interests.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 250775 question first answered 13/05/2019 15:02:02 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

1124704

registered interest
date	03/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Trident Submarines: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of delays to the Vanguard submarine maintenance schedule.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	250775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is committed to working closely with Babcock to safely deliver submarine support work, including our major planned maintenance projects. With Babcock, we are employing robust programme management techniques to deliver the HMS VANGUARD planned period of deep maintenance and refuel work. I am withholding the estimated cost as its disclosure would prejudice commercial interests.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 250774 question first answered 13/05/2019 15:02:02 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

1124705

registered interest
date	03/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Trident Submarines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment she has made of the effect of delays to Dreadnought submarines on the out of service date for Vanguard submarines.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	250776
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 answer text <p>The design and build of the Dreadnought class submarines continues. The programme remains on track to enter service in the early 2030s, it remains within its budget. The build phase for the entire class will take approximately 20 years. The Dreadnought programme will ensure the United Kingdom has a credible, independent and capable nuclear deterrent out to the 2060s.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 250770 question first answered 13/05/2019 14:53:58 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

1124706

registered interest
date	03/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Nuclear Submarines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether her Department has identified the fuel element breach problems in the PWR2 submarine reactor design.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	250777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 answer text <p>The safety of all the United Kingdom's nuclear submarines is not in doubt and remains our highest priority.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 13/05/2019 14:56:46 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards