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1273456

registered interest
date	30/12/2020
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to his Department's guidance, 5G Supply Chain Diversification Strategy, updated on 7 December 2002, whether the National Telecoms Lab created as part of the 5G diversification strategy will support the growth and development of new businesses and technologies in the 5G supply chain as part of the testing of security, resilience and performance of networks and interoperable deployment solutions.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	132903
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>The UK Telecoms Lab (UKTL) will sit at the centre of telecoms R&amp;D across the UK, reducing barriers to entry for emerging suppliers by facilitating security, performance and interoperability testing. UKTL will be available for SMEs and academics as well as major industry players. Access to a best-in-class facility and ecosystem will play a key role in supporting the growth and development of new businesses and technologies throughout the 5G supply chain.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 11/01/2021 15:17:18 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1273458

registered interest
date	30/12/2020
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether (a) his Department, (b) Ofcom and/or (c) private sector operators will provide the human resource to increasing UK presence and influence at standard setting bodies as set out in the 5G supply chain diversification strategy.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	132904
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>Technical standards are a crucial part of our work to diversify the supply chain. As the vast majority of the global standards-setting ecosystem is industry-led, the priority for the Government in this area is assessing and implementing how we can best support UK industry in this process.</p><p>As a part of this process, the Government will be closely coordinating with industry, Ofcom and a wide range of international partners as we build on the strategy and increase UK influence and presence at the major standards development organisations, such as ETSI and 3GPP. This will include continued close working with like minded partners to forge a consensus on these issues.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman grouped question UIN 132908 question first answered 11/01/2021 15:15:36 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1273459

registered interest
date	30/12/2020
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether the 5G Supply Chain Diversification Strategy, updated on 7 December 2020 seeks to increase the number of (a) existing and (b) new full-service suppliers to mobile operators; and which existing suppliers will be contacted.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	132905
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to increasing choice, competition and resilience in the telecoms supply market. Central to this is the promotion of interoperable solutions - through open-interface deployment methods such as OpenRAN . The Government’s long-term vision is to make open interfaces the standard so that network operators have the flexibility to use multiple suppliers throughout their network, rather than being over-reliant on one or two. We want to see existing scale suppliers enter the market as well as the emergence of new suppliers. We are talking to a range of suppliers and are open to all new potential entrants that support our long-term vision of an open market.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman grouped question UIN 132907 question first answered 11/01/2021 15:12:00 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1273461

registered interest
date	30/12/2020
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how the 5G Supply Chain Diversification Strategy, updated on 7 December 2020 will help ensure that the UK is well placed to play a leading role in developing and establishing novel and new solutions, such as within systems integration and to build and lead an international coalition to tackle some of the key barriers to diversification.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	132906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>We recognise that whilst diversification is a significant challenge it also represents an even greater opportunity that we are determined to seize - for growth, productivity and in order to secure our position as a global leader in science and technology.</p><p>We will explore opportunities to establish UK capability and skills. This will include supporting UK suppliers, investing in R&amp;D initiatives across the supply chain, and championing the exciting research underway across UK universities and regional advanced technology hubs. This work will link closely with the Government’s broader growth and productivity agenda and building on DCMS’ £200m 5G Testbeds and Trials Programme.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 11/01/2021 15:13:44 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1273462

registered interest
date	30/12/2020
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether the 5G Supply Chain Diversification Strategy anticipates that OPenRAN will overcome the dominance of full service suppliers within the 5G supply chain.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	132907
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to increasing choice, competition and resilience in the telecoms supply market. Central to this is the promotion of interoperable solutions - through open-interface deployment methods such as OpenRAN . The Government’s long-term vision is to make open interfaces the standard so that network operators have the flexibility to use multiple suppliers throughout their network, rather than being over-reliant on one or two. We want to see existing scale suppliers enter the market as well as the emergence of new suppliers. We are talking to a range of suppliers and are open to all new potential entrants that support our long-term vision of an open market.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman grouped question UIN 132905 question first answered 11/01/2021 15:12:00 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1273463

registered interest
date	30/12/2020
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: 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, with reference to paragraph 2.6 of the 5G Supply Chain Diversification Strategy, updated on 7 December 2020, which (a) countries and (b) organisations his Department seeks to work with to influence global standards development.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	132908
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>Technical standards are a crucial part of our work to diversify the supply chain. As the vast majority of the global standards-setting ecosystem is industry-led, the priority for the Government in this area is assessing and implementing how we can best support UK industry in this process.</p><p>As a part of this process, the Government will be closely coordinating with industry, Ofcom and a wide range of international partners as we build on the strategy and increase UK influence and presence at the major standards development organisations, such as ETSI and 3GPP. This will include continued close working with like minded partners to forge a consensus on these issues.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman grouped question UIN 132904 question first answered 11/01/2021 15:15:36 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1273464

registered interest
date	30/12/2020
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	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and Ofcom: Security
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 level of security clearance will be required within (a) Ofcom and (b) his Department to carry out the functions of the Telecoms Security Bill effectively; and how many staff have that level of clearance.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	132909
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>Officials involved in the implementation of the Telecommunications (Security) Bill will require different security clearances depending on their precise roles.</p><p>Ofcom and DCMS currently have staff with the relevant national security clearances to carry out the functions of the Telecommunications (Security) Bill.</p><p>Ofcom will continue to review their security arrangements as they develop their capabilities to deliver this new regime. They will be working closely with the government and will receive expert advice from the NCSC who are a world-leading national authority on cyber security.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 11/01/2021 14:59:07 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1273465

registered interest
date	30/12/2020
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the 5G Supply Chain Diversification Strategy, updated on 7 December 2020 and its focus on the RAN macro cell market. what assessment he has made of the importance of small cells for 5G.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	132910
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>In the longer term small cells will be a key part of 5G roll out, supporting the ‘densification’ of networks and enabling the high capacity, high reliability and low latency properties of 5G, primarily in urban areas. However, small cells will not replace the need for macro cells in the network, and will instead complement the higher capacity, mobility and power requirements for macro cells.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 11/01/2021 15:10:24 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1273466

registered interest
date	30/12/2020
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	Huawei
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether he plans to complete the removal of Huawei from the fixed network before the rollout of planned overbuild of Fibre to the Premises as part of the UK Fibre (Gigabit-capable) Programme.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	132911
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>The technical consultation with fixed network operators on the use of Huawei equipment is ongoing and nearing completion. The Secretary of State will announce the outcome in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 11/01/2021 14:57:32 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1271625

registered interest
date	16/12/2020
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	Internet: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether his Department will take on additional staff as part of the expansion of Ofcom's remit to monitor and enforce online safety.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	130724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>My department has a team working on online harms, whose responsibilities include policy development, management of the upcoming legislation and management of the relationship with Ofcom as the designated regulator. I will ensure that the team has the resources it needs to do its job within the department’s funding allocation from the recent Spending Review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 11/01/2021 11:05:06 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah