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834617

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2018
	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	Advertising: Internet
	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 she will undertake a review of the regulations governing internet advertising, with particular reference to claims about previous retail price, discounts and savings in those advertisements.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	126065
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2018 answer text <p>Digital advertising is already regulated by the ASA. Complaints about online ads made up nearly half the ASA’s workload in 2017</p><p> </p><p>This system is independent of the Government and is ultimately responsible for setting the standards in advertising, ensuring that all adverts, wherever they appear, are legal, decent, honest and truthful.</p><p> </p><p>The advertising codes are intended to reflect the best available evidence of the effect of advertising on the public, and are periodically reviewed to ensure they remain fit for purpose.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 09/02/2018 13:21:09 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

439358

	registered interest
	date	17/12/2015
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	BBC: Royal Charters
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when he expects to publish the outcomes of his Department's BBC Charter Review consultation.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	20548
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2016 answer text <p>The Government's BBC Charter Review Public Consultation closed in October. Over 190,000 people responded to the consultation - the second largest response to any Government consultation. We are in the process of reading and analysing all the responses, and will publish the results once this exercise is completed.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey grouped question UIN 20546 20585 20594 20635 20638 question first answered 05/01/2016 11:11:14 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1201700

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2020
	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	Broadband: Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many superfast fixed broadband lines there were in Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency in the latest year for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	57291
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>Utilising Ofcom’s Connected Nations Data (Spring 2020), the constituency of Linlithgow and East Falkirk has 53,846 fixed broadband lines with speeds above 30Mbps available. This represents 95.7% of all premises within the constituency. It also shows that whilst that figure represents availability of at least 30Mbps, the average download speed is actually 62.1Mbps.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 16/06/2020 14:27:13 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

732591

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2017
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Broadband: Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many businesses in Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency have made use of the Better Broadband Subsidy Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	1088
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>To date, one premises has taken up a subsidised connection via the Better Broadband Scheme in the the constituency of Linlithgow and East Falkirk. 6,952 connections have been taken up through the scheme across the UK as a whole. The Department does not hold information on whether applications are from residential or business premises.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 04/07/2017 12:45:08 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1178787

	registered interest
	date	13/02/2020
	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	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 steps his Department is taking to ensure that rural areas have access to new superfast broadband infrastructure.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	15151
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government’s Superfast programme has invested more than £1.8bn of public money to provide over 96% of UK premises with access to superfast broadband. BDUK continues to work closely with Local Authorities and Devolved Administrations to deliver through the programme. This also includes identifying further premises in rural areas that do not yet have access to Superfast broadband.</p><p><strong><br></strong>This Government will also deliver on its promise to commit £5bn of public money to make sure the hardest to reach areas will be connected with gigabit-capable connectivity. With this funding, we can deliver world class connectivity in rural areas at the same time as it is deployed to our cities, to ensure that a connected, 21st century Britain is a reality for all communities across the UK.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 26/02/2020 16:06:10 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

869324

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2018
	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: 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, pursuant to the Answer of 18 December 2017 to Question 120034 on Broadband: Universal Service Obligation, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that people living in rural areas who request a broadband connection from a designated provider under the Universal Service Obligation is only charged up to a reasonable cost threshold.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	133838
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>Under the proposed broadband Universal Service Obligation, it will be for industry rather than the consumer to cover the cost of connection up a reasonable cost threshold of £3,400. We also proposed that for premises where the cost of the connection exceeds this threshold, consumers would have the option of paying the excess costs in order to get connected.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We set out the full details of our proposals in our consultation on the design of the Universal Service Obligation (USO) https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/broadband-universal-service-obligation-consultation-on-design.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We will shortly be publishing our full response to the consultation and setting the overall design for the USO in secondary legislation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 29/03/2018 14:57:47 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1178785

	registered interest
	date	13/02/2020
	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	Broadband: Scotland
	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 his Department is taking to roll-out gigabit broadband (a) in Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency and (b) throughout Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	15149
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>The government has made good progress in the constituency of Linlithgow and East Falkirk, with over £50 million of central government funding allocated to the Rest of Scotland project area. As a result, superfast coverage in the constituency now stands at 97.3% - up from 46.5% in March 2012 and compares favourably to the UK average of 96.5%. Full fibre coverage stands at 11.8%, above the Scottish average figure of 8.8%. In total, the government has invested over £100 million in improving Scotland’s broadband infrastructure.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>There are three government funded Local Full Fibre Networks (LFFN) projects taking place in Scotland - Tay Cities, Shetlands Council and Highlands Council. Almost £12 million of central government funding is being invested to upgrade public sector assets with gigabit-capable infrastructure. These upgrades will then stimulate the market to invest commercially in the surrounding communities.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Scottish Borderlands area is also a priority for the government’s £200 million Rural Gigabit Connectivity programme, which is upgrading public sector sites in rural areas with gigabit-capable networks. This programme also offers vouchers for rural customers, which can be used to contribute towards the cost of installing gigabit-capable infrastructure.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In addition, the government has pledged £5 billion to deliver gigabit-capable broadband to the most difficult to reach areas of the UK, including communities in Scotland.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 24/02/2020 16:31:40 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1359813

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2021
	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: Standards
	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 his Department is taking to ensure that broadband providers deliver their advertised (a) service and (b) download speeds to consumers’ homes.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	57186
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2021 answer text <p>Ofcom’s <a href="https://www.ofcom.org.uk/phones-telecoms-and-internet/information-for-industry/codes-of-practice" target="_blank">Broadband Speeds Codes of Practice</a> requires that internet service providers (ISPs) provide consumers with information about the service they can expect, including download speeds, prior to purchase. ISPs who have signed up to the Code - and this includes, for example, BT, TalkTalk and Virgin Media - also commit to providing consumers with a minimum guaranteed download and upload speed, allowing them to cancel or leave their contract, without penalty, should the service fall below the agreed standard.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 21/10/2021 12:58:37 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1365880

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2021
	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: Standards
	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 21 October 2021 to Question 57186 on Broadband: Standards, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of embedding an official broadband speed standard of measurement in Ofcom’s Broadband Speeds Codes of Practice, to ensure internet service providers deliver a standardised supply to consumers.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	69148
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2021 answer text <p>Standards for measuring broadband speeds as a part of the Broadband Speeds Codes of Practice are a matter for Ofcom as the independent regulator for the sector.</p><p>In November 2020, significant changes to Ofcom’s Broadband Speeds Codes of Practice came into effect which require providers who have signed up to provide customers with ‘live sync speeds’. This means people and businesses should receive more accurate information about the capabilities of their individual lines before they enter their contract.</p><p>In addition, Ofcom is conducting a review of the codes and aims to publish its findings by the end of the year. This will include an assessment of how well Ofcom believes the current code of practice is working.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 08/11/2021 12:17:01 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

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