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1176019

registered interest
date	04/02/2020
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	Commonwealth Games 2022
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether (a) verbal and (b) written guidance has been issued to the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games delivery authority on becoming accredited by the Living Wage Foundation as a living wage employer.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	12212
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>The Department has confirmed to the Organising Committee for the 2022 Commonwealth Games that it should ensure that its staff and contractors are paid the national living wage, in line with the government’s policy. The Organising Committee also asks suppliers to demonstrate how they support its Social Values Charter as part of the procurement process. The Social Values Charter is on the Organising Committee’s website at <a href="https://www.birmingham2022.com/news/blog/delivering-social-value/" target="_blank">https://www.birmingham2022.com/news/blog/delivering-social-value/</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 10/02/2020 10:15:47 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

1176152

registered interest
date	04/02/2020
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	VJ Day: Anniversaries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans the Government has to mark the 75th anniversary of VJ Day.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	12313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government plans to make an announcement on commemorative events to mark the 75th anniversaries of VJ and VE Day in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 10/02/2020 13:09:29 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1175570

registered interest
date	03/02/2020
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 and Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many households in (a) Scotland, (b) Wales and (c) England have not yet been connected to full fibre broadband.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	11572
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2020 answer text <p>According to Ofcom's 'Connected Nations' report, full-fibre broadband coverage for residential premises was at 10% for the whole of the UK, as of September 2019. This was 8% for Scotland , 12% for Wales and 10% for England.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has made clear its ambition for nationwide gigabit broadband as quickly as possible.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman grouped question UIN 11571 question first answered 11/02/2020 12:38:53 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1174975

registered interest
date	30/01/2020
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	Openreach
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Government response to the Ensuring tenants’ access to gigabit-capable connections consultation, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) fiscal, (b) regulatory and (b) legislative requirements for BT to commit the Openreach funding necessary for full-fibre deployment.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	10374
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government believes that encouraging a range of network builders, including BT/Openreach, to invest in faster broadband is the best way to deliver full fibre and gigabit connectivity at pace. To support this, the Government is implementing a number of legislative and non-legislative reforms to make it easier and cheaper for the private sector to deploy broadband. For example, we have recently introduced legislation to make it easier to connect tenanted properties, and the Chancellor has announced £5bn of funding to improve broadband in the hardest to reach areas of the country.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>As the independent regulator, Ofcom has also taken action to promote commercial investment and network competition, and is currently consulting on its regulatory proposals for the 2021-26 period, including how to encourage BT/Openreach to build in harder to reach areas.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 04/02/2020 13:34:27 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1174980

registered interest
date	30/01/2020
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department taking to ensure infrastructural competition in gigabit access to multi dwelling units.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	10375
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government has made clear its ambition for nationwide gigabit broadband as quickly as possible.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) Bill, which has already entered the House, will support the delivery of gigabit access to multi-dwelling buildings, by providing a faster, cheaper route through the courts for operators faced with a landlord who is repeatedly unresponsive to their access request notices and a resident is seeking a service.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The provisions in the Bill will provide telecoms operators with access to the common areas of the building (the stairwells, corridors and basements) for the purpose of installing digital infrastructure.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>This process is available to operators to use for access to all multi-dwelling buildings, including where an existing broadband service is currently available, and where the landlord has repeatedly failed to respond to requests for access.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 04/02/2020 13:41:09 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1174982

registered interest
date	30/01/2020
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	Buildings: Telecommunications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the right of access to buildings for telecoms providers.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	10376
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>The Electronic Communications Code, set out in Schedule 3A to the Communications Act 2003, provides rights for telecommunications operators to access buildings (and other land) to deploy, maintain and upgrade electronic communications apparatus.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Most access agreements are reached on a consensual basis. However, where parties are unable to reach a mutual agreement, the Code provides that either party may ask the Upper Tribunal to impose an agreement.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In response to concerns raised by industry about difficulties accessing multiple-dwelling buildings, the Department is bringing forward the Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) Bill, which will amend the Code to create a new process for operators to gain access rights for multiple-dwelling buildings with unresponsive landlords.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 04/02/2020 13:39:47 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1174989

registered interest
date	30/01/2020
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	Openreach
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether he has made an assessment of the accuracy of Openreach’s current map of fibre connections in estimating the potential for full-fibre roll-out.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	10377
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government uses a range of data sources in considering the potential for full fibre and gigabit broadband deployment. We have not made a specific assessment of the accuracy of Openreach's current map of fibre connections. However, we draw on data published by Openreach and other providers, as well as data Ofcom collects on overall network coverage, in estimating future roll-out.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 05/02/2020 12:50:01 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1174990

registered interest
date	30/01/2020
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	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Reviews
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will publish the titles of the reviews that his Department is undertaking.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
uin	10309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2020 answer text <p>DCMS has a number of policy consultations and reviews in process. A list of all current and past policy papers and consultations, and methods of contribution, can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/search/policy-papers-and-consultations?organisations%5B%5D=department-for-digital-culture-media-sport&amp;parent=department-for-digital-culture-media-sport" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/search/policy-papers-and-consultations?organisations%5B%5D=department-for-digital-culture-media-sport&amp;parent=department-for-digital-culture-media-sport</a>.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 06/02/2020 18:01:47 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1174324

registered interest
date	29/01/2020
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	Electronic Programme Guides: Public Service Broadcasting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to safeguard Public Service Broadcasting prominence in the digital age by the end of the 2019-21 Parliamentary session.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	9603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>In July 2019, Ofcom published its report and recommendations on how the prominence regime may need to change to ensure that Public Service Broadcasting programming remains easy to find regardless of how viewers are watching and accessing content. The report included recommendations for new legislation.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government is giving careful consideration to Ofcom’s recommendations, and will set out next steps in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 03/02/2020 17:31:54 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1174368

registered interest
date	29/01/2020
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: Bolton
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what progress he made in rolling out gigabit broadband to every home and business by 2025; and when it is planned to be rolled out in Bolton.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	9641
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>Full fibre coverage has doubled in the past year to 3 million premises or 10% of the country, according to the latest Ofcom figures. The Government is taking numerous steps to make it easier and cheaper for the private sector to deploy more gigabit capable broadband, for example, through the recently introduced Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) Bill. This legislation supports telecoms operators to gain access to blocks of flats where a landlord repeatedly fails to respond to access notices and a resident is seeking a new service.</p><p> </p><p>The precise timescales for the deployment of gigabit broadband in Bolton are primarily a matter for the commercial sector, as we believe that promoting commercial investment and network competition is the best way to deliver gigabit broadband at pace. However, this Government is also committed to subsidising deployment in harder to reach areas of the country with £5 billion of public funding, and are working up this programme at the moment. This intervention will ensure that no part of the country, including Bolton, is left behind in terms of broadband connectivity.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 04/02/2020 13:57:07 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi