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1259961

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date	09/12/2020
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	Journalism: Public Interest
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to (1) promote, (2) encourage, and (3) support, charitable status for public interest journalism.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL11270
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2020 answer text <p>As set out in the response to the Cairncross Review, published in January 2020, the government has concluded that the current Charities Act system accommodates appropriate options for public interest journalism. Therefore the government has worked with the Charity Commission which has published advice on when undertaking or funding public interest journalism can be charitable. This advice also raises awareness of the more detailed guidance available for those publishers in England and Wales interested in pursuing charitable status.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 22/12/2020 09:39:22 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1259980

registered interest
date	09/12/2020
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	5G
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of when the UK will have a fully functional 5G infrastructure in place.
tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
uin	HL11332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2020 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport was clear in his statement to the House of Commons on 14 July that the position on Huawei will have implications for rollout, that that was a necessary cost to ensure the security of our 5G networks and protect our national security. We expect the sector to do as much as possible to minimise the effects of this decision, and the Government remains focused on the UK becoming a world leader in 5G mobile technology, and for consumers and businesses to see the benefits of 5G as fast as possible.</p><p>Our ambition, therefore, remains for the majority of the UK population to have access to a 5G signal by 2027. To support this ambition, the Government is investing £200 million in a 5G Testbeds and Trials programme. The Mobile Network Operators are similarly focussed on rolling out commercial 5G coverage across the UK and, as a result, it is currently available in over 100 UK towns and cities.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran grouped question UIN HL11333 question first answered 22/12/2020 09:37:39 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1259981

registered interest
date	09/12/2020
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	5G
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any possible future negative impacts of the revision of procurement plans in July on the UK’s 5G roll-out targets.
tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
uin	HL11333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2020 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport was clear in his statement to the House of Commons on 14 July that the position on Huawei will have implications for rollout, that that was a necessary cost to ensure the security of our 5G networks and protect our national security. We expect the sector to do as much as possible to minimise the effects of this decision, and the Government remains focused on the UK becoming a world leader in 5G mobile technology, and for consumers and businesses to see the benefits of 5G as fast as possible.</p><p>Our ambition, therefore, remains for the majority of the UK population to have access to a 5G signal by 2027. To support this ambition, the Government is investing £200 million in a 5G Testbeds and Trials programme. The Mobile Network Operators are similarly focussed on rolling out commercial 5G coverage across the UK and, as a result, it is currently available in over 100 UK towns and cities.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran grouped question UIN HL11332 question first answered 22/12/2020 09:37:39 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1259982

registered interest
date	09/12/2020
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	Ofcom
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the technical capabilities of Ofcom to implement the Telecommunications (Security) Bill under the revised powers proposed for Ofcom in that Bill.
tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
uin	HL11334
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2020 answer text <p>Ofcom will have the staff, equipment and resources it needs to carry out its role following passage of the Bill. Ofcom’s annual budget is approved by its Board and must be within a limit set by the government. This will be adjusted to take account of the increased costs it will incur, due to its enhanced security role.</p><p>The National Cyber Security Centre will also provide expert advice to Ofcom in support of Ofcom’s role in the new regime.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 22/12/2020 09:37:56 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley