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1717917
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-05-14more like thismore than 2024-05-14
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Teachers: Pay more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the number of teachers who have received levelling up premium payments for school teachers since May 2022 by (a) region and (b) subject. more like this
tabling member constituency Harlow more like this
tabling member printed
Robert Halfon more like this
uin 26122 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-05-21more like thismore than 2024-05-21
answer text <p>Mathematics, physics, chemistry and computing secondary school teachers in the first five years of their career who work in eligible schools have been able to claim Levelling Up Premium (LUP) payments of up to £3,000 after tax since September 2022. For the 2024/25 and 2025/26 academic years, the department is doubling the LUP payments to eligible school teachers to up to £6,000 per year after tax and extending the offer to key science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and technical subject teachers in all further education colleges for the first time.</p><p> </p><p>A new school teacher receiving a £6,000 LUP will have an income equivalent of at least a £38,570 starting salary next year, even before accounting for the next pay award.</p><p> </p><p>The number of teachers that have received LUP payments by region are below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Sum of claims by academic year</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2022/23</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2023/2024</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>337</p></td><td><p>371</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>421</p></td><td><p>401</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>1112</p></td><td><p>1170</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>238</p></td><td><p>251</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>762</p></td><td><p>790</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>304</p></td><td><p>314</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>241</p></td><td><p>246</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>603</p></td><td><p>594</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and The Humber</p></td><td><p>597</p></td><td><p>603</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4615</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4740</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The number of teachers that have received LUP payments by subject are below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Sum of claims by academic year</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Subject</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2022/23</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2023/24</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mathematics</p></td><td><p>2518</p></td><td><p>2609</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Physics</p></td><td><p>459</p></td><td><p>456</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chemistry</p></td><td><p>1044</p></td><td><p>1101</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Computing</p></td><td><p>595</p></td><td><p>574</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4615</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4740</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The LUP is primarily designed to incentivise the retention of specialist teachers in the disadvantaged schools it targets, but it may also support recruitment by encouraging teachers to take up posts in these schools.</p><p> </p><p>It is too early to fully evaluate the impact of the LUP, but it is possible to draw on evidence from the predecessor pilots which informed it. For example, a University College London (UCL) evaluation of the Mathematics and Physics Teacher Retention Payments pilot found that teachers who received these £2,000 after tax payments were 23% less likely to leave teaching. Furthermore, an evaluation of Early Career Payments assessed they reduced the likelihood of teachers leaving by 37% for the £5,000 payments, and 58% for the £7,500 payments.</p><p> </p><p>Mathematics, physics, chemistry and computing trainees starting school initial teacher teaching (ITT) in the 2024/25 academic year can already benefit from tax free bursaries worth £28,000 and scholarships worth £30,000. These ITT incentives are a national offer and are not differentiated sub-nationally. This is because teachers often teach in a different school or area to that they trained in. The Levelling Up Premium is paid to school teachers once they are qualified and is therefore targeted sub-nationally to incentivise them to work in the schools most in need.</p>
answering member constituency East Hampshire more like this
answering member printed Damian Hinds more like this
grouped question UIN
26123 more like this
26124 more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-05-21T16:09:40.377Zmore like thismore than 2024-05-21T16:09:40.377Z
answering member
3969
label Biography information for Damian Hinds more like this
tabling member
3985
label Biography information for Robert Halfon remove filter
1717918
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-05-14more like thismore than 2024-05-14
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Teachers: Pay more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of the levelling up premium payments for school teachers on recruitment of teachers in shortage subjects. more like this
tabling member constituency Harlow more like this
tabling member printed
Robert Halfon more like this
uin 26123 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-05-21more like thismore than 2024-05-21
answer text <p>Mathematics, physics, chemistry and computing secondary school teachers in the first five years of their career who work in eligible schools have been able to claim Levelling Up Premium (LUP) payments of up to £3,000 after tax since September 2022. For the 2024/25 and 2025/26 academic years, the department is doubling the LUP payments to eligible school teachers to up to £6,000 per year after tax and extending the offer to key science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and technical subject teachers in all further education colleges for the first time.</p><p> </p><p>A new school teacher receiving a £6,000 LUP will have an income equivalent of at least a £38,570 starting salary next year, even before accounting for the next pay award.</p><p> </p><p>The number of teachers that have received LUP payments by region are below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Sum of claims by academic year</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2022/23</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2023/2024</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>337</p></td><td><p>371</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>421</p></td><td><p>401</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>1112</p></td><td><p>1170</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>238</p></td><td><p>251</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>762</p></td><td><p>790</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>304</p></td><td><p>314</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>241</p></td><td><p>246</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>603</p></td><td><p>594</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and The Humber</p></td><td><p>597</p></td><td><p>603</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4615</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4740</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The number of teachers that have received LUP payments by subject are below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Sum of claims by academic year</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Subject</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2022/23</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2023/24</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mathematics</p></td><td><p>2518</p></td><td><p>2609</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Physics</p></td><td><p>459</p></td><td><p>456</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chemistry</p></td><td><p>1044</p></td><td><p>1101</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Computing</p></td><td><p>595</p></td><td><p>574</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4615</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4740</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The LUP is primarily designed to incentivise the retention of specialist teachers in the disadvantaged schools it targets, but it may also support recruitment by encouraging teachers to take up posts in these schools.</p><p> </p><p>It is too early to fully evaluate the impact of the LUP, but it is possible to draw on evidence from the predecessor pilots which informed it. For example, a University College London (UCL) evaluation of the Mathematics and Physics Teacher Retention Payments pilot found that teachers who received these £2,000 after tax payments were 23% less likely to leave teaching. Furthermore, an evaluation of Early Career Payments assessed they reduced the likelihood of teachers leaving by 37% for the £5,000 payments, and 58% for the £7,500 payments.</p><p> </p><p>Mathematics, physics, chemistry and computing trainees starting school initial teacher teaching (ITT) in the 2024/25 academic year can already benefit from tax free bursaries worth £28,000 and scholarships worth £30,000. These ITT incentives are a national offer and are not differentiated sub-nationally. This is because teachers often teach in a different school or area to that they trained in. The Levelling Up Premium is paid to school teachers once they are qualified and is therefore targeted sub-nationally to incentivise them to work in the schools most in need.</p>
answering member constituency East Hampshire more like this
answering member printed Damian Hinds more like this
grouped question UIN
26122 more like this
26124 more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-05-21T16:09:40.437Zmore like thismore than 2024-05-21T16:09:40.437Z
answering member
3969
label Biography information for Damian Hinds more like this
tabling member
3985
label Biography information for Robert Halfon remove filter
1717919
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-05-14more like thismore than 2024-05-14
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Teachers: Pay more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending levelling up premium payments to teachers in training with initial teacher training providers in disadvantaged communities. more like this
tabling member constituency Harlow more like this
tabling member printed
Robert Halfon more like this
uin 26124 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-05-21more like thismore than 2024-05-21
answer text <p>Mathematics, physics, chemistry and computing secondary school teachers in the first five years of their career who work in eligible schools have been able to claim Levelling Up Premium (LUP) payments of up to £3,000 after tax since September 2022. For the 2024/25 and 2025/26 academic years, the department is doubling the LUP payments to eligible school teachers to up to £6,000 per year after tax and extending the offer to key science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and technical subject teachers in all further education colleges for the first time.</p><p> </p><p>A new school teacher receiving a £6,000 LUP will have an income equivalent of at least a £38,570 starting salary next year, even before accounting for the next pay award.</p><p> </p><p>The number of teachers that have received LUP payments by region are below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Sum of claims by academic year</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2022/23</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2023/2024</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>337</p></td><td><p>371</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>421</p></td><td><p>401</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>1112</p></td><td><p>1170</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>238</p></td><td><p>251</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>762</p></td><td><p>790</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>304</p></td><td><p>314</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>241</p></td><td><p>246</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>603</p></td><td><p>594</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and The Humber</p></td><td><p>597</p></td><td><p>603</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4615</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4740</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The number of teachers that have received LUP payments by subject are below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Sum of claims by academic year</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Subject</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2022/23</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2023/24</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mathematics</p></td><td><p>2518</p></td><td><p>2609</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Physics</p></td><td><p>459</p></td><td><p>456</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chemistry</p></td><td><p>1044</p></td><td><p>1101</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Computing</p></td><td><p>595</p></td><td><p>574</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4615</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4740</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The LUP is primarily designed to incentivise the retention of specialist teachers in the disadvantaged schools it targets, but it may also support recruitment by encouraging teachers to take up posts in these schools.</p><p> </p><p>It is too early to fully evaluate the impact of the LUP, but it is possible to draw on evidence from the predecessor pilots which informed it. For example, a University College London (UCL) evaluation of the Mathematics and Physics Teacher Retention Payments pilot found that teachers who received these £2,000 after tax payments were 23% less likely to leave teaching. Furthermore, an evaluation of Early Career Payments assessed they reduced the likelihood of teachers leaving by 37% for the £5,000 payments, and 58% for the £7,500 payments.</p><p> </p><p>Mathematics, physics, chemistry and computing trainees starting school initial teacher teaching (ITT) in the 2024/25 academic year can already benefit from tax free bursaries worth £28,000 and scholarships worth £30,000. These ITT incentives are a national offer and are not differentiated sub-nationally. This is because teachers often teach in a different school or area to that they trained in. The Levelling Up Premium is paid to school teachers once they are qualified and is therefore targeted sub-nationally to incentivise them to work in the schools most in need.</p>
answering member constituency East Hampshire more like this
answering member printed Damian Hinds more like this
grouped question UIN
26122 more like this
26123 more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-05-21T16:09:40.487Zmore like thismore than 2024-05-21T16:09:40.487Z
answering member
3969
label Biography information for Damian Hinds more like this
tabling member
3985
label Biography information for Robert Halfon remove filter
1522764
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-10-17more like thismore than 2022-10-17
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Voluntary scheme for branded medicines pricing and access, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of an exemption from payments for new active substances from that scheme. more like this
tabling member constituency Harlow more like this
tabling member printed
Robert Halfon more like this
uin 64035 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-10-25more like thismore than 2022-10-25
answer text <p>The Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access includes a 36 month exemption from payments for drugs containing a new active substance, starting once the marketing authorisation has been granted. Treatment of new active substances under a future voluntary scheme is subject to negotiation.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Newark more like this
answering member printed Robert Jenrick more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-10-25T16:47:32.28Zmore like thismore than 2022-10-25T16:47:32.28Z
answering member
4320
label Biography information for Robert Jenrick more like this
tabling member
3985
label Biography information for Robert Halfon remove filter
1521739
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-10-13more like thismore than 2022-10-13
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading T-levels: Harlow more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people have completed a T Level qualification in Harlow constituency as of 13 October 2022. more like this
tabling member constituency Harlow more like this
tabling member printed
Robert Halfon more like this
uin 62783 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-10-20more like thismore than 2022-10-20
answer text <p>T Levels are a two year programme and were first taught in a modest number of providers from September 2020. No T Levels were delivered in Harlow constituency in 2020 and so no students there have yet completed a T Level.</p><p>Harlow College has been offering T Levels in the constituency since 2021 and the first students will complete their course in 2023.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Morley and Outwood more like this
answering member printed Andrea Jenkyns more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-10-20T15:51:01.44Zmore like thismore than 2022-10-20T15:51:01.44Z
answering member
4490
label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns more like this
tabling member
3985
label Biography information for Robert Halfon remove filter
1521740
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-10-13more like thismore than 2022-10-13
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading T-levels: Harlow more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people are enrolled on a T Level qualification in Harlow constituency. more like this
tabling member constituency Harlow more like this
tabling member printed
Robert Halfon more like this
uin 62784 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-10-24more like thismore than 2022-10-24
answer text <p>There were 106 students funded for T Levels in the 2021/22 academic year at Harlow College, the only provider offering T Levels in the constituency in 2021. The department has not published any figures for T Level student numbers in the 2022/23 academic year. We would expect to publish figures at institution level in spring 2023.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Morley and Outwood more like this
answering member printed Andrea Jenkyns more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-10-24T16:18:34.087Zmore like thismore than 2022-10-24T16:18:34.087Z
answering member
4490
label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns more like this
tabling member
3985
label Biography information for Robert Halfon remove filter
1521742
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-10-13more like thismore than 2022-10-13
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading T-levels more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the conclusions of the Education Select Committee on the availability of industry placements to support T Level qualifications. more like this
tabling member constituency Harlow more like this
tabling member printed
Robert Halfon more like this
uin 62785 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-10-20more like thismore than 2022-10-20
answer text <p>The department will consider any recommendations that come out of the Education Select Committee’s review. We will continue to listen to key stakeholders to ensure high-quality industry placements can be delivered, in all subjects, throughout England.</p><p>The department has invested more than £200 million over the past 4 years to help T Level providers build their capacity for placements and develop relationships with local employers. We have put in place bespoke support for both providers and employers which includes direct, hands-on support. We also have a T Level Ambassador Network that is continuing to recruit T Level advocates across key industries to inspire engagement in the T Level programme.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Morley and Outwood more like this
answering member printed Andrea Jenkyns more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-10-20T14:54:42.117Zmore like thismore than 2022-10-20T14:54:42.117Z
answering member
4490
label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns more like this
tabling member
3985
label Biography information for Robert Halfon remove filter
1521743
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-10-13more like thismore than 2022-10-13
answering body
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept id 10 more like this
answering dept short name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept sort name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
hansard heading Telecommunications: Infrastructure more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill on the individual property rights of site providers of telecommunications equipment. more like this
tabling member constituency Harlow more like this
tabling member printed
Robert Halfon more like this
uin 62786 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-10-21more like thismore than 2022-10-21
answer text <p>The 2017 reforms to the Electronic Communications Code were intended to make it easier for digital communications operators to deploy and maintain their networks. Those changes included the introduction of a statutory valuation regime, which reflected the government’s view that the cost of acquiring rights to install digital infrastructure on private land prior to 2017 was too high and needed to be addressed. The valuation regime introduced in 2017 is more closely aligned to those for utilities such as water and electricity and reflects the fact that access to good quality digital services is an increasingly critical part of daily life for residents across the UK.</p><p>The Government continues to believe that the framework strikes the correct balance between ensuring individual landowners receive fair payments for allowing their land to be used and encouraging the industry investment needed for consumers across the UK to have access to fast, reliable digital services. Data provided to DCMS shows that so far this year agreements have been reached on 107 new sites, with heads of terms being agreed on a further 66. In relation to existing sites, 533 renewal agreements have been concluded so far this year, with heads of terms agreed on a further 119 sites. The data also shows that there has been a year on year increase in the number of concluded agreements since 2020. We think this reflects informal feedback we have received from all stakeholders suggesting that the market is adapting to the valuation framework.</p><p>Since the introduction of the reforms in 2017 we have engaged with and listened to stakeholders to understand the impact of the reforms in practice. This has included a formal consultation on further changes to the Code, which led to the provisions in the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill, as well as ongoing (and continuing) engagement with stakeholders throughout the passage of the Bill.</p><p>In parallel, DCMS officials have convened monthly Access to Land Workshops over the last 12-18 months, which cover a number of workstreams and attract attendance from stakeholders across the telecommunications industry, including site provider representatives. I am pleased to say that these workshops have made excellent progress and one of the outputs of this work is the creation of a new industry body, the National Connectivity Alliance, which in time will continue this work independently of DCMS.</p><p>Any impacts on the rights of individual property owners have been carefully considered and balanced against the public benefits of improved connectivity. In particular, where measures in the Bill have the potential to be applied retrospectively, the rights of landowners were given careful consideration.</p><p>The Government does not intend to separately or specifically review the Electronic Communications Code rental payments market. However, the government will continue to carefully monitor the effectiveness of this legislation. For example, officials will continue to engage with stakeholders in the period leading up to the Bill’s implementation and subsequently, to understand how the new provisions are working in practice.</p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster more like this
answering member printed Julia Lopez more like this
grouped question UIN
62787 more like this
62999 more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-10-21T12:35:34.033Zmore like thismore than 2022-10-21T12:35:34.033Z
answering member
4647
label Biography information for Julia Lopez more like this
tabling member
3985
label Biography information for Robert Halfon remove filter
1521744
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-10-13more like thismore than 2022-10-13
answering body
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept id 10 more like this
answering dept short name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept sort name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
hansard heading Telecommunications: Infrastructure more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what metrics her Department uses to assess the functioning of the rental payments market within the Electronic Communications Code; and if she will undertake a review of the effectiveness of the functioning of this market. more like this
tabling member constituency Harlow more like this
tabling member printed
Robert Halfon more like this
uin 62787 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-10-21more like thismore than 2022-10-21
answer text <p>The 2017 reforms to the Electronic Communications Code were intended to make it easier for digital communications operators to deploy and maintain their networks. Those changes included the introduction of a statutory valuation regime, which reflected the government’s view that the cost of acquiring rights to install digital infrastructure on private land prior to 2017 was too high and needed to be addressed. The valuation regime introduced in 2017 is more closely aligned to those for utilities such as water and electricity and reflects the fact that access to good quality digital services is an increasingly critical part of daily life for residents across the UK.</p><p>The Government continues to believe that the framework strikes the correct balance between ensuring individual landowners receive fair payments for allowing their land to be used and encouraging the industry investment needed for consumers across the UK to have access to fast, reliable digital services. Data provided to DCMS shows that so far this year agreements have been reached on 107 new sites, with heads of terms being agreed on a further 66. In relation to existing sites, 533 renewal agreements have been concluded so far this year, with heads of terms agreed on a further 119 sites. The data also shows that there has been a year on year increase in the number of concluded agreements since 2020. We think this reflects informal feedback we have received from all stakeholders suggesting that the market is adapting to the valuation framework.</p><p>Since the introduction of the reforms in 2017 we have engaged with and listened to stakeholders to understand the impact of the reforms in practice. This has included a formal consultation on further changes to the Code, which led to the provisions in the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill, as well as ongoing (and continuing) engagement with stakeholders throughout the passage of the Bill.</p><p>In parallel, DCMS officials have convened monthly Access to Land Workshops over the last 12-18 months, which cover a number of workstreams and attract attendance from stakeholders across the telecommunications industry, including site provider representatives. I am pleased to say that these workshops have made excellent progress and one of the outputs of this work is the creation of a new industry body, the National Connectivity Alliance, which in time will continue this work independently of DCMS.</p><p>Any impacts on the rights of individual property owners have been carefully considered and balanced against the public benefits of improved connectivity. In particular, where measures in the Bill have the potential to be applied retrospectively, the rights of landowners were given careful consideration.</p><p>The Government does not intend to separately or specifically review the Electronic Communications Code rental payments market. However, the government will continue to carefully monitor the effectiveness of this legislation. For example, officials will continue to engage with stakeholders in the period leading up to the Bill’s implementation and subsequently, to understand how the new provisions are working in practice.</p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster more like this
answering member printed Julia Lopez more like this
grouped question UIN
62786 more like this
62999 more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-10-21T12:35:34.08Zmore like thismore than 2022-10-21T12:35:34.08Z
answering member
4647
label Biography information for Julia Lopez more like this
tabling member
3985
label Biography information for Robert Halfon remove filter
1521745
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-10-13more like thismore than 2022-10-13
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Upper Tribunal: Land more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which Departments have been party to cases in the Upper Tribunal Lands Chamber involving disputes under the Electronic Communications Code in the last five years. more like this
tabling member constituency Harlow more like this
tabling member printed
Robert Halfon more like this
uin 62788 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-10-20more like thismore than 2022-10-20
answer text <p>This information relating to which Departments have been party to cases in the Upper Tribunals Lands Chamber involving disputes under the Electronic Communications Code is not centrally recorded and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Dartford more like this
answering member printed Gareth Johnson more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-10-20T10:41:35.157Zmore like thismore than 2022-10-20T10:41:35.157Z
answering member
3970
label Biography information for Gareth Johnson more like this
tabling member
3985
label Biography information for Robert Halfon remove filter