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746929

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent steps she has taken to prepare for the roll-out of ultrafast broadband.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	2062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2017 answer text <p>The UK has made considerable progress so far in extending ultrafast broadband through full fibre and other connectivity technologies. According to thinkbroadband, over 52% of the UK has access to ultrafast speeds of 100 Megabits per second or more.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s aim is to provide ultrafast connectivity to as many businesses and homes as possible. We will achieve this by developing approaches to show how new investment from government and the private sector could transform the UK’s full fibre availability. We have set in train our investment plans for extending full fibre, investing £200m to fund locally-led projects across the UK to leverage local and commercial investment in full fibre, beginning the first wave of projects in 2017.</p><p> </p><p>We are preparing plans to introduce a full fibre connection voucher for companies across the country by 2018. As we announced on the 3<sup>rd</sup> July, the £400 million Digital Infrastructure Investment Fund will unlock over £1 billion for full fibre broadband, and kick-start better broadband connections across the country. Further information can be found here (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/billion-pound-connectivity-boost-to-make-buffering-a-thing-of-the-past" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/billion-pound-connectivity-boost-to-make-buffering-a-thing-of-the-past</a>)</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 07/07/2017 09:45:59 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

731375

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions her Department has had with representatives of community broadband schemes in England about the roll-out of superfast broadband services.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2017 answer text <p>DCMS has worked with a number of local communities to progress community broadband schemes and, as a result, information and guidance for communities has been developed and published on the Department’s website: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/community-led-broadband-schemes. This also includes case studies such as Broadband for the Rural North (B4RN) (https://b4rn.org.uk/) and other examples.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 30/06/2017 11:49:59 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

715209

registered interest
date	29/03/2017
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 23 March 2017 to Question 68607, if she will publish all evidence considered by her Department which indicates that superfast broadband in the UK is (a) on and (b) not on track to reach 95 per cent of UK premises by December 2017; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	69688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2017 answer text <p>The current contracted delivery from the projects within the Superfast Broadband Programme is available on the DCMS website at <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Hs00bNsyRV1WoOt-fow3rsNXzpcKg26AsOWvk1bvJRk/edit#gid=1411146266" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Hs00bNsyRV1WoOt-fow3rsNXzpcKg26AsOWvk1bvJRk/edit#gid=1411146266</a>.</p><p>Information from suppliers on their commercial plans has been provided to BDUK on an in-confidence basis.</p><p>We are on track to meet the 95% target by December 2017. Recent Thinkbroadband figures shown 92.8% of premises already have access to superfast broadband.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 21/04/2017 11:15:53 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

712381

registered interest
date	20/03/2017
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the UK Digital Strategy 2017, published on 1 March 2017 by her Department, if she will publish the evidential basis for the statement that superfast broadband is on track to reach 95 per cent of UK premises by December 2017; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	68607
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2017 answer text <p>Independent sources such as thinkbroadband (http://labs.thinkbroadband.com/local/) show UK superfast broadband coverage, defined as premises having access to speeds of more than 24Mbps, is now over 92%. The further contracted delivery from publicly-funded projects plus commercial plans from providers mean that the government is confident that 95% coverage can be reached by December 2017.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 23/03/2017 16:37:03 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

711382

registered interest
date	15/03/2017
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with broadband providers on how they can improve broadband speed in the parliamentary constituencies with the slowest service.
tabling member constituency	Fermanagh and South Tyrone
tabling member printed	Tom Elliott
uin	68055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2017 answer text <p>We hold regular discussions with broadband providers about improving broadband speeds and coverage to all parts of the UK. Considerable progress has been made with only 1 per cent of all UK premises unable to access speeds of 2 Megabits per second or better in December 2016 compared to 11 per cent in 2010.</p><p> </p><p>Through the Government’s Better Broadband Scheme, all homes and businesses can now access broadband speeds of at least 2 Megabits per second which is fast enough for everyone to be able to use government services online. These scheme vouchers can be aggregated amongst the community and used collectively as part of a community solution. Further information can be found at: https://basicbroadbandchecker.culture.gov.uk/,</p><p> </p><p>Broadband providers are increasing their commercial investment guaranteeing higher speeds and extended coverage. They are also responding positively to community-led schemes designed to improve broadband speeds and coverage. Further information can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/community-led-broadband-schemes</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 23/03/2017 16:11:05 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4367 label Biography information for Tom Elliott

706671

registered interest
date	01/03/2017
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much of the £2.5 billion commercial investment in broadband planned by BT has been delivered to date.
tabling member constituency	Fermanagh and South Tyrone
tabling member printed	Tom Elliott
uin	66195
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not hold information on the funding invested by BT in its commercial activities.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 07/03/2017 11:27:44 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4367 label Biography information for Tom Elliott

706675

registered interest
date	01/03/2017
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to page 2, Part 1 of her Department's Digital Strategy, published on 1 March 2017, whether the independent research cited indicates the speed to which broadband would need to be increased to add £17 billion to UK output by 2024.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	66180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2017 answer text <p>The £17 billion estimated uplift is set out in the UK Broadband Impact Study, and based on the estimate of the benefits of extending superfast broadband coverage and its impacts on business growth and productivity. The study is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/257006/UK_Broadband_Impact_Study_-_Impact_Report_-_Nov_2013_-_Final.pdf</p><p> </p><p>The study estimates the impact of the Government's Superfast Broadband programme by comparing the possible distribution of speeds over time with and without the intervention, including changes in availability of full fibre-on-demand. The ranges of speeds involved are analysed in Chapter 3 of the report.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 06/03/2017 17:52:30 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

705540

registered interest
date	27/02/2017
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how her Department defines (a) rural and (b) urban in the context of the roll-out of superfast broadband.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire
tabling member printed	Simon Hart
uin	65766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2017 answer text <p>BDUK's State aid clearance from the European Commission has been given on the basis that deployment will be predominantly in rural and remote areas. These areas are not defined by the Commission, although BDUK has provided information to the Commission on how interventions will be targeted using population densities</p><p> </p><p>The Superfast Broadband Programme aims to maximise coverage within the framework set by the State aid regime. BDUK therefore undertakes an assessment of each project to ensure that it is consistent with the State aid requirements. Projects have not been taken forward in London or Birmingham, and the eligible areas for other projects which include cities within their scope have been assessed on the basis that coverage is targeted at rural and urban fringe areas. BDUK therefore does not measure rural and urban deployment.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 13/03/2017 17:23:23 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart

682260

registered interest
date	31/01/2017
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to her Department's news story of 22 December 2016, how the £440 million made available for superfast rural broadband will be (a) allocated between and (b) managed by local authorities.
tabling member constituency	Welwyn Hatfield
tabling member printed	Grant Shapps
uin	62521
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2017 answer text <p>The money will be returned to local authorities through their existing broadband contracts, based on the levels of savings achieved and levels of take-up, and will be available for them to reinvest in further superfast rollout.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 08/02/2017 14:31:42 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps

681294

registered interest
date	30/01/2017
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has any plans to introduce grants to support low-income families to access broadband.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	62312
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2017 answer text <p>BT provides a subsidised landline and broadband tariff (BT Basic + Broadband) for people in receipt of certain Government benefits. Other providers also offer services to support those on low incomes.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 06/02/2017 09:43:44 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson