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1522430

registered interest
date	14/10/2022
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	Museums and Galleries: Restitution
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 make an assessment of the potential impact of the implementation of sections 15 and 16 of the Charities Act 2022 on the ability of trustees of national museums to seek authorisation from the (a) Charity Commission, (b) Attorney general or (c) in the courts to return collection items if they are motivated by a moral obligation.
tabling member constituency	Hertsmere
tabling member printed	Oliver Dowden
uin	63260
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government is deferring the commencement of sections 15 and 16 of the Charities Act 2022 until we fully understand the implications for National Museums and other charities. When Parliament debated the Charities Bill, enabling national museums to restitute items from their collections based on moral grounds was neither considered, nor agreed on.</p><p>Deferring the commencement of these sections of the Act, which were initially planned to be in the first tranche of commencements in autumn 2022, will have no impact on the implementation of the other sections in the Charities Act 2022.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 64175 64176 question first answered 25/10/2022 08:58:34 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden

1522435

registered interest
date	14/10/2022
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	ICT: Skilled Workers
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 his Department will make a comparative assessment of the adequacy of the level of IT skills possessed by the workforce in (a) the UK and (b) other members of the G7.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	63247
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>The latest economic statistics show that there are now 1.81 million people working in the Digital Sector in the UK. The number of people working in digital occupations, which require advanced digital (i.e. IT) skills such as computer programming, has increased by 54% since September 2020.</p><p>Digital skills covers a broad range of competencies, knowledge and skills. DCMS commissioned research found that over 83% of job adverts require digital skills, which includes baseline digital skills such as using productivity software tools, as well as specialist digital skills such as programming and data science.</p><p>Countries adopt different approaches to evaluating the level of digital skills possessed by their workforces. Comparative data from the World Economic Forum indicates that digital skills among the active population in the UK is 58%, placing the UK 4th relative to other members of the G7.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Folkestone and Hythe answering member printed Damian Collins question first answered 24/10/2022 09:47:18 answering member 3986 label Biography information for Damian Collins
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1522445

registered interest
date	14/10/2022
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	Project Gigabit
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 properties have been connected to gigabit broadband as a direct result of Project Gigabit funding.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	63203
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2022 answer text <p>We are making excellent progress with Project Gigabit. By the end of March 2022, we had delivered gigabit-capable broadband to 741,000 premises, ahead of our target of 720,000 premises. Combined with commercial gigabit delivery, we remain on track to hit our target of 85 per cent gigabit coverage by 2025.</p><p>We recently signed our first Project Gigabit contracts in North Dorset and Teesdale, and in total we have launched procurements to connect up to 520,000 premises to date.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 19/10/2022 09:47:54 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

1522446

registered interest
date	14/10/2022
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	Project Gigabit
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 much and what proportion of the funding for Project Gigabit has been allocated in (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland and (d) Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	63204
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2022 answer text <p>Project Gigabit funding for the planned procurements across each nation will be determined following thorough market reviews and using a modelled estimate of the costs involved in providing gigabit coverage.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 19/10/2022 09:53:16 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

1522447

registered interest
date	14/10/2022
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	Building Digital UK: Finance
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 the running costs of Building Digital UK are; and how many (a) permanent staff and (b) contractors work for Building Digital UK.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	63205
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2022 answer text <p>As of October 2022, Building Digital UK employed 256 people, including 12 contractors.</p><p>The running costs for Building Digital UK for the 2022-2023 Financial Year (April - March) are forecast to be £39.3 million.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 19/10/2022 09:55:55 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

1522448

registered interest
date	14/10/2022
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	Project Gigabit: Voucher Schemes
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 vouchers her Department has issued as part of Project Gigabit in each (a) region and (b) nation of the UK; and what proportion of those vouchers were distributed to (i) homes and (ii) businesses.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	63206
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2022 answer text <p>The following table shows the number of premises that were connected to broadband under the Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme between 2017/18 and 2021/22, by (a) region and (b) nation of the UK and by (i) homes and (ii) businesses:</p><table><thead><tr><th colspan="3" scope="col"><p>Year</p></th><th scope="col"><p>2017/18</p></th><th scope="col"><p>2018/19</p></th><th scope="col"><p>2019/20</p></th><th scope="col"><p>2020/21</p></th><th scope="col"><p>2021/22</p></th><th scope="col"><p>TOTAL</p></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td rowspan="18"><p>England</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>North East</p></td><td><p>of which business</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>540</p></td><td><p>330</p></td><td><p>290</p></td><td><p>1280</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>of which residential</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td><p>520</p></td><td><p>1680</p></td><td><p>2370</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>North West</p></td><td><p>of which business</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>810</p></td><td><p>1530</p></td><td><p>890</p></td><td><p>920</p></td><td><p>4150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>of which residential</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>790</p></td><td><p>1100</p></td><td><p>3600</p></td><td><p>5560</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Yorkshire and The Humber</p></td><td><p>of which business</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>1000</p></td><td><p>1270</p></td><td><p>470</p></td><td><p>260</p></td><td><p>3020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>of which residential</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>320</p></td><td><p>910</p></td><td><p>1580</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>of which business</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>280</p></td><td><p>730</p></td><td><p>340</p></td><td><p>340</p></td><td><p>1680</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>of which residential</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>320</p></td><td><p>1420</p></td><td><p>1800</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>of which business</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>390</p></td><td><p>790</p></td><td><p>640</p></td><td><p>470</p></td><td><p>2290</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>of which residential</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>730</p></td><td><p>1920</p></td><td><p>2750</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>of which business</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>310</p></td><td><p>700</p></td><td><p>540</p></td><td><p>490</p></td><td><p>2040</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>of which residential</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>1150</p></td><td><p>4540</p></td><td><p>5820</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>London</p></td><td><p>of which business</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>900</p></td><td><p>1780</p></td><td><p>800</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>3540</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>of which residential</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>340</p></td><td><p>280</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>730</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>South East</p></td><td><p>of which business</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>860</p></td><td><p>1810</p></td><td><p>1060</p></td><td><p>1280</p></td><td><p>5010</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>of which residential</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>420</p></td><td><p>2330</p></td><td><p>9070</p></td><td><p>11940</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>South West</p></td><td><p>of which business</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>570</p></td><td><p>980</p></td><td><p>630</p></td><td><p>540</p></td><td><p>2730</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>of which residential</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>650</p></td><td><p>1320</p></td><td><p>2670</p></td><td><p>3580</p></td><td><p>8210</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="2"><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>of which business</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>430</p></td><td><p>950</p></td><td><p>900</p></td><td><p>140</p></td><td><p>2420</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>of which residential</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td><p>1940</p></td><td><p>2370</p></td><td><p>4480</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="2"><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>of which business</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>230</p></td><td><p>580</p></td><td><p>420</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>1330</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>of which residential</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>490</p></td><td><p>680</p></td><td><p>1210</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="2"><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>of which business</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>270</p></td><td><p>320</p></td><td><p>510</p></td><td><p>1170</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>of which residential</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>630</p></td><td><p>2030</p></td><td><p>2750</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source:</p><p>BDUK (as of Oct 2022)</p><p>Notes:</p><p>1. Rounded to the nearest 10</p><p>2. Includes Vouchers Connected and Vouchers Issued that are yet to be connected. Vouchers issued can subsequently be cancelled, meaning the figures above are the maximum number of vouchers that could be connected in each country/region</p><p>3. Encompasses 3 different schemes: Gigabit Voucher Scheme (GBVS), Rural Gigabit Connectivity (RGC) and UKGV (UK Gigabit Voucher). Each scheme had a different set of eligibility criteria</p><p>4. Business vouchers include sole traders, of which there were 31 vouchers issued and/or connected</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 19/10/2022 16:57:16 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

1522449

registered interest
date	14/10/2022
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	Project Gigabit
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 public sector hubs have been set up as part of Project Gigabit; if she will publish a list of those hubs; and what estimate she has made of the number of addressable premises that have been connected as a result of each of those hubs.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	63207
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2022 answer text <p>Since 2019, we have connected 6,600 public sector buildings and assets through our Local Full Fibre Network, Rural Gigabit Connectivity, and GigaHubs programmes. Our delivery figures are updated in Building Digital UK's quarterly Project Gigabit progress updates and will be confirmed in its 2023 Performance Report. We are considering how and where to publish further hub details.</p><p>As part of Project Gigabit, the government has made up to £110 million available to connect up to 7,000 rural public buildings such as schools, GP surgeries and libraries. Each hub is expected to result in at least one premises passed by a gigabit-capable connection - this is a conservative assumption as hubs are intended to stimulate local build from suppliers.</p><p>In June 2022, we announced a joint £82 million investment with the Department for Education (DfE) to connect up to 3,000 primary schools with gigabit broadband over the next three years.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 19/10/2022 10:05:31 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

1522490

registered interest
date	14/10/2022
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	Project Gigabit
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 plans her Department has to spend the remaining £3.8 billion of Project Gigabit funding.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	63300
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2022 answer text <p>Project Gigabit is a £5 billion programme to deliver gigabit connectivity. £1.2 billion was allocated to Project Gigabit in this Spending Review period, with the remainder available in future years.</p><p>Through Project Gigabit we are contracting with suppliers to install gigabit-capable broadband networks to hard-to-reach areas of the UK. These contracts will deliver gigabit connectivity in this Spending Review period and beyond. We recently signed our first Project Gigabit contracts in North Dorset and Teesdale, and have launched procurements with a value of over £700 million to date.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 19/10/2022 09:42:37 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1522491

registered interest
date	14/10/2022
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	Project Gigabit
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 her Department is on track to meet its target of ensuring 85 per cent of premises are gigabit capable by 2025.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	63301
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2022 answer text <p>Over 71 per cent of premises are now able to access gigabit-capable broadband, up from 6 per cent in January 2019.</p><p>We are on track to hit our target of 85 per cent gigabit coverage by 2025. We have published our delivery trajectory to reach our target and Building Digital UK (BDUK) publishes quarterly updates to demonstrate our progress towards this milestone.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 19/10/2022 09:45:01 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1522492

registered interest
date	14/10/2022
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, how much and what proportion of the £210 million funding allocated to the Broadband Voucher scheme for rural areas has been spent.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	63302
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2022 answer text <p>Since its establishment as an Executive Agency, Building Digital UK will report on its performance and spending annually, alongside the publication of quarterly delivery updates highlighting the progress of Project Gigabit.</p><p>Through the Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme and its previous iterations, we have issued over 100,000 vouchers worth more than £214 million. Over 73,000 of these vouchers have been used to connect premises to gigabit-capable broadband.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 19/10/2022 10:02:53 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock